L'antiqvita, sito, chiese, corpi santi, reliqvie et statve di Roma. Con l'origine e nobilta di Napoli

Contarini, Luigi, active 16th century · 1569 · In Napoli, Appresso Gioseppe Cacchij · 8 pictures

Luigi Contarini's 1569 Italian guide to the antiquities, churches and relics of Rome, with an account of Naples, printed in Naples by Gioseppe Cacchij for a readership interested in travel and noble lineage. The pictures are small woodcut historiated initials, with figures in landscapes, a saint holding a book, and a seated man, set in compact black frames beside running Italian text, offering designers a model for decorative letter panels.

Nobility -- Italy -- Naples -- Early works to 1800 · Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800 · Rome (Italy) -- Churches -- Early works to 1800 · Naples (Italy) -- Biography -- Early works to 1800

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