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HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (Ca. 10-ca. 70 CE). Gli Artificiosi E Curiosi Moti Spiritali Di Herone. Bologna: Carlo Zenero, 1647. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts in text. Near contemporary quarter vellum over marbled boards (binding worn, text loose in binding, nearly all pages loose). Translated by Giovanni Battista Aleotti (Italian, 1546-1636). SECOND ITALIAN EDITION OF CLASSICAL WORK. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts describing how to create hydraulic machines, the most famous being the aeolipile.