Adihex 2021
ADIHEX 2021 International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition
27 September 2021 - 3 October 2021
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC)
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1616th century illustrated Italian manuscript about the art of war in a fine contemporary bindingLibro utillissimo et molto necessario di varii secreti importantissimi …Italy, before 1581.
€ 85,000.00An unusual and attractive Italian Renaissance manuscript on the art of war, lavishly illustrated in colour and in a sumptuous contemporary binding. The text comprises eight chapters dealing with the duties of the captain, making gunpowder, siege-breaking devices, the deployment through artillery of artificial fire, smoke and poisonous fumes, the …
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21From Marshal Radetzky's libraryBeschreibung eines Deutschen, und Hungarischen Sattels, samt Plans.Vienna, 1 Sep 1807.
€ 7,500.00A highly appealing manuscript on saddlery from Marshal Radetzky's library, discussing the production and characteristics of German and Hungarian saddles with the exact measurements of each component. Possibly not written by Radetzky himself but commissioned by him at a time when he was applying himself to military studies and editing his memoirs …
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25Fifty imaginary island cities, drawn for the Doge of Venice"Inmaginationi Millitari." Manuscript on paper, in Italian.Venice, 20 Sep 1595.
€ 250,000.00Unique album with splendid manuscript designs for imaginary fortified cities, created for and dedicated to Marino Grimani in the year of his appointment as Doge of the City and Republic of Venice, which he would reign over until his death. Grimani served as Superintendent of Fortresses before becoming Doge and worked for many years on the design …