Far che con un dracone ... - Public domain dedication image

An automatic theater run by a water siphon system, moving Hercules, with club, a dragon, and a fountain; surrounding text and decorated initial V.
Illus. and text in: Gli artifitiosi et curiosi moti spiritali di Herrone / Hero of Alexandria. Ferrara : V. Baldini, stampator ducale, 1589, p. 88-89.
Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 257.