HERO’S

[DISCIPLE] OF CTESIBIUS

ON THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTILLERY

original: "Belopoeeca" (Greek: βελοποιϊκά). This refers to the construction of missile-throwing engines, such as catapults and ballistae.

THAT IS

THE ART OF MAKING MISSILE ENGINES

original: "Telifactiva." This is a Latinized technical term for the craft of building long-range weaponry.

BERNARDINO BALDI

OF URBINO

ABBOT OF GUASTALLA

Bernardino Baldi (1553–1617) was a renowned Italian polymath, mathematician, and historian who served as the Abbot of Guastalla.

ILLUSTRATOR

AND

INTERPRETER

In this context, "interpreter" refers to Baldi’s role as the translator and commentator who rendered the ancient Greek text into Latin and explained its technical mechanics.
CENTRAL NATIONAL LIBRARY OF FLORENCE [Library stamp with fleur-de-lis emblem]
This is a modern administrative stamp indicating the book’s current home in the National Library of Florence, Italy.

ALSO THE LIFE OF HERO BY THE

SAME AUTHOR.

Augsburg, From the Press of David Frank,

original: "Augusta Vindelicorum." This was the Roman name for the city of Augsburg in modern-day Germany, which was a major center for printing and commerce in the 17th century.

1616.