The entire text of the title page is framed by an elaborate woodcut border featuring repeating patterns of floral motifs, acanthus leaves, and curling vines.

THEATRUM MACHINARUM NOVUM,

Latin: "New Theater of Machines"

That is:

Newly augmented Scene of the Mechanical Arts/

Dealing with all kinds of

Water, Wind, Horse, Weight, and Hand Mills/

How to arrange the same for grain grinding, paper, powder,

stamping, sawing, drilling, fulling, mangling, and the

like.

Together with

Useful Water Arts

As there are

Scoop pumps, pressure, ball boxes, bellows, whirlpool,

screws, fire squirts, and fountain works.

In order to lift, conduct, and convey water high, and also for

other things that are serviceable and useful to use here.

All gathered and collected with great effort and special diligence, and for the most part from personal experience, for the lover of these arts.

GEORG ANDREAS BÖCKLER, Arch. & Ingen.

Library stamp in blue ink: M 3034871

Nuremberg/

Published by Paulus Fürst, Art and Bookseller. Late Widow and Heirs.

Printed by Christoff Gerhard / Year 1673.