About Roberto Valturio
Lived 1405 – 1475 (aged 70). Roberto Valturio was a historian, engineer and writer.
Roberto Valturio (1405–1475) was an Italian engineer and writer born in Rimini. He was the author of the military treatise De Re militari.
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: King Louis XI of France, King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, 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.
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Who was Roberto Valturio?
Italian engineer and writer (1405–1475)
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Roberto Valturio was born on 10 February 1405 in Rimini.
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Roberto Valturio died on 30 August 1475 in Rimini.
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Roberto Valturio was a historian, engineer and writer.
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