Fvnerali antichi di diuersi popoli, et nationi : forma, ordine, et pompa di sepolture, di essequie, di consecrationi antiche et d'altro
Fvnerali antichi di diuersi popoli, et nationi is an illustrated Italian treatise by Thomaso Porcacchi, published in Venice in 1574 by Simon Galignani, describing ancient funeral rites of various peoples and nations. The pictures are small engraved scenes of processions, burial ceremonies, classical temples and tombs, with crowds in tunics and draped robes, offering designers a compact vocabulary of antique ceremonial staging and architecture.
