Roma Vetvs Ac Recens: Vtrivsqve Aedificiis Ad Ervditam Cognitionem Expositis
Roma Vetvs Ac Recens is a 1665 illustrated guide to ancient and modern Rome, compiled by Alessandro Donati with Filippo de' Rossi and held by Heidelberg University Library, written for scholars wanting informed knowledge of the city's buildings. Its engravings show Roman baths, the Forum, and monuments as architectural plans and elevations, with a clear, measured draughtsmanship a designer could draw on for classical column orders, arched vaults, and tiered masonry.
