FRONTINUS, Sextus Iulius (ca. 40-103) - De aquaeductibus urbis Romae..explicatus opera et studio Ioannis Poleni. Padua: Giovanni Manfrè, 1722.   First edition of this important essay on hydraulic architecture, published with the extensive and authoritative commentary, remarkable for its scientific and philological accuracy, by Giovanni Poleni. The work constitutes a fundamental documentation on the Roman aqueducts and water system and comes from an authoritative source: Frontinus, in fact, had the position of head of maintenance of the aqueducts until his death.   4to (290 x 200mm). Printer's device on title and colophon, woodcut initials, head-and-tail pieces, engraved illustrations and 15 engraved plates (printer's device on title with small loss and restoration, some foxing and browning). Contemporary boards, manuscript title on spine, uncut lower and outer margin (some light stains, slight defects).

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