De antiqvitatibvs vrbis Romae : ab antiquis nouisq[ue] auctoribus exceptis, & summa breuitate ordineq[ue] dispositis

Fauno, Lucio, 16th cent · 1549 · Venetijs : Apud Michaelem Tramezinum · 4 pictures

A 1549 Venetian printed book by Lucio Fauno on the antiquities of Rome, drawn from ancient and recent authors and aimed at scholars and readers of Latin. The pictures are small woodcut initials and a title page with a central oval portrait of the Sibyl, framed by ornamental scrollwork, which a designer might use for decorative capitals, framed cartouches, and classical borders.

Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800 · Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

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