Bibliotheca Spenceriana; or, A descriptive catalogue of the ... library of George John, earl Spencer (1814)
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847, John Rylands Library · London · leaf 60
/. of Verona; 1472.] VALTURIUS. 47 All sorts of defensive constructions, in the forms of turrets, &c. ensue.Then comes, on the 4th following leaf, a most terrific machine, in theform of a dragon with outstretched wings ; of which I shall onlyventure upon the upper part: … Numerous implements and machines, for the transportation ofwater, are next seen; and a little onward there is a machine for theconveyance of a man, according to the ensuing fac-simile, to the upperpart of a tower. A man, below, catches hold of that part of the lever,which, by means of a swivel in…
