Cristiano Zanetti, "Janello Torriani and the Spanish Empire, A Vitruvian Artisan at the Dawn of the Scientific Revolution "
English | ISBN: 900432089X | 2017 | 462 pages | PDF | 17 MB
English | ISBN: 900432089X | 2017 | 462 pages | PDF | 17 MB
Janello Torriani, or Juanelo Turriano (Cremona, ca. 1500 Toledo, 1585), is the greatestthough forgotten among Renaissance inventors and constructors of machines. His story is foundational for the understanding of the roots of the Scientific and the Industrial Revolutions.