1600
Paper codex; in folio, ff. 84, ill.; 34,5x24,5 cm
Florence, Biblioteca Riccardiana, Ricc. 2138, f. 76

The author collected some of the most celebrated inventions in the field of mathematical instrumentation, collating passages and drawings taken from 29 printed treatises or manuscripts. The folio on display illustrates the archimeter by Ostilio Ricci.