Roberto Valturio (1405–1475) was an Italian engineer and writer born in Rimini.[1] The work consists of a preface, with a dedication to Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta; a list of the classical works mentioned and an introduction on the history of warfare.The work was widely known: King Louis XI of France, King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, Duke of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and the ruler of Florence Lorenzo de' Medici had a copy of the printed book.In Leonardo da Vinci's list of books Roberto Valturio has been mentioned.This article about an Italian engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub.
Extract of
De Re Militari
, printed in 1534 in
Paris
.
