Drawing of an naval odometer from Durantino’s italian edition of “De Architectura” by Vitruvius
Francesco Luci or Luzi, said Durantino by his birth place, was a humanist, scholar and Italian architect. He is remembered for his 1524 Edition of "De Architectura" by Vitruvius. In the X book Durantino illustrates many of the machines described in Vitruvius's text
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