[Source: http://www.museodellavalledellidice.it/allegaticlasse/188.pdf ]
In a nutshell Henk Cloosterman (1951) is my name and “Henry Desmo” (not surprisingly) my alias. Used to be a medical librarian and information specialist, but retired from March 2011. > 45 Years Ducati addicted > 30 Years “professor” in Desmodromology 5 years (1985 – 1990) writing the Desmo-patentstudy with co-author Francisco Tijsse Klasen.
From this book are no more copies available, but capita selecta are published on this site under the button “Desmobook”. Capita Selecta “Desmodromie” 12 years (1990-2002) creating the major part of the “Desmodromic Alfabeth”. This means a collection of working models for every basic type of desmodromic valve gear. These are derived from our own created classification in pictogramms: our own created classification in text: