Florence, Andrea Bonducci, 1764.
Nuova Maniera Di Seminare E Coltivare Il Grano.
The development of mechanical farm implements was one of the important achievements of 18th-century technology. The "Academia dei Georgofili" was formed in Florence (where one of its buildings remains) for the purpose of improving Tuscan agriculture. In this book, Giuseppe Rigacci describes a new sowing machine and a hoe..... More