Roberto Valturio [SEP] place of death
Roberto Valturio
Roberto Valturio (1405–1475) was an Italian engineer and writer born in Rimini. He was the author of the military treatise "De Re militari" (1472).
The work consists of a preface, with a dedication to Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta; a list of the classical works mentioned and an introduction on the history of warfare. The work was widely known: the French King Louis XI of France, the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, the Duke of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and the ruler of Florence Lorenzo
de' Medici had a copy of the printed book. In Leonardo da Vinci´s list of books Roberto Valturio has been mentioned. This indicates that Leonardo had been in the possession of Roberto´ s work. 
References.
- Pia F. Cuneo "Artful Armies, Beautiful Battles: Art and Warfare in Early Modern Europe" BRILL, 2002
References External links.
- Roberto Valturio. "De Re Militari". Italy, third quarter of the 15th century [182+] 1., the last blank. illus