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Discorso del S. Gvglielmo Chovl ... sopra la castrametatione & bagni antichi de i Greci & Romani

Du Choul, Guillaume, 16th cent, Du Choul, Guillaume, 16th cent. Des bains et antiques exercitations grecques et romaines. Italian, Simeoni, Gabriele, 1509-1575 · 1559 · [Padua] : Appresso Marc'Antonio Olmo · 41 pictures

This 1559 Italian treatise, printed in Padua by Marc'Antonio Olmo and written by Guillaume Du Choul with translation by Gabriele Simeoni, sets out Greek and Roman military camp layouts and ancient baths for a scholarly readership. Its woodcuts show Roman soldiers in cloaks and armour carrying standards, marching troops with spears and helmets, and men building a camp with fences, ramps and tools, offering a designer clear models of classical dress, military gear and antique construction.

Military camps · Baths

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