Veterum mathematicorum Athenæi, Apollodori, Philonis, Bitonis, Heronis, et aliorum opera, Græce et Latine, pleraque nunc primum edita
A 1693 Paris collection of ancient Greek mathematical and engineering texts, edited and printed by the Royal Printing House for scholars and engineers, gathering works by Philo, Hero and others. Its plates show hydraulic and pneumatic devices, war engines and mechanical models drawn with fine parallel-line engraving, offering a designer clear, diagrammatic machine forms, pipes, pistons and gearing that suggest early mechanical ornament and technical line work.
