De Nola ; opusculum, distinctum, plenum, clarum, doctum, pulcrum, verum, graue, varium & vtile
A 1514 Venetian printed book by Ambrogio Leone, with woodcut illustrations by Girolamo Mocetto, describing the antiquities, customs and history of the town of Nola in southern Italy and aimed at scholars and readers of Latin. The pictures include a map-like plan of the town with walls and gates, a ruled grid of numbered squares, an inscribed monument with lettering, and an ornamental initial V with two putti.



