157 - Böckler, GA Theatrum machinarum novum, That is: Newly Enlarged Stage of the Mechanical Arts, Dealing with all kinds of water, wind, horse, weight, and hand mills, How to arrange them for grain milling, papyrus, powder, stamping, blessing, drilling, fulling, mangling, and the like. Along with Useful Water Arts ... Nuremberg, Prince's Widow and Heirs, 1673. 5 leaves, 44 pages. With engraved title by Sommer after Böckler and 154 copperplate engravings. 4°. New half-leather binding using the spine label and covers from the 18th century (edges slightly rubbed).

Böckler, GA Theatrum machinarum novum, That is: Newly Enlarged Stage of the Mechanical Arts, Dealing with all kinds of water, wind, horse, weight, and hand mills, How to arrange them for grain milling, papyrus, powder, stamping, blessing, drilling, fulling, mangling, and the like. Along with Useful Water Arts ... Nuremberg, Prince's Widow and Heirs, 1673. 5 leaves, 44 pages. With engraved title by Sommer after Böckler and 154 copperplate engravings. 4°. New half-leather binding using the spine label and covers from the 18th century (edges slightly rubbed). VD17 39:124700W.- Second German edition (first published 1661).- A classic work on mill construction and water-powered machinery such as pumps, waterwheels, fire engines, etc. The book contains 154 copperplate engravings of varying quality, primarily based on the work of Jacopo Strada. Böckler also drew on the work of Agostino Ramelli, Vittorio Zonca, and Salomon de Caus.- Some of the copperplate engravings are by B. Schwan and E. Kieser.- Provenance: Kiefer Auction 47/3200, since then private collection, Northern Germany.- Somewhat (finger-)stained and slightly browned, engraved title page incomplete and mounted, plate 65 with an old repaired tear, last leaf with an old repaired corner, several small repaired tears.