Discorso al Serenissimo Gran'Duca di Toscana in materia delle fortificationi, [ca. 1600]

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Discorso al Serenissimo Gran'Duca di Toscana in materia delle fortificationi, [ca. 1600]

Manuscript addressed to the Grand Duke of Tuscany (probably Ferdinand I) outlining the proper actions of an officer in charge of defending a fortress, including razing the surrounding countryside to deprive the enemy of cover; provisioning and staffing the fortress; sending coded messages to allies; and appointing officers and spies.

1 item (20 p.) ; 28 cm.

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Ferdinando I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1549-1609

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Husband of Christine of Lorraine, father of Cosimo II, Claudia, Eleonora, Francesco, Carlo, Caterina, Filippo, Lorenzo, and Maria Maddalena de' Medici, and brother of Francesco I de' Medici. From the description of Ferdinando I de' Medici petitions, correspondence, financial, and legal documents, 1587-1609. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 720644901 ...