Imperatorum et Caesarum vitæ, cum inaginibus ad vivam effigiem expressis. Libellus auctus cum elencho & iconijs consulum ab authore
Imperatorum et Caesarum vitae is a 1534 Latin book of emperors' lives printed at Strasbourg, with woodcut portraits by Hans Weiditz after Johann Huttich's text, made for scholars and collectors. The pictures are roundel medallion portraits of Roman emperors and empresses in profile, set within black ornamental frames and ornate woodcut pilasters, with Latin inscriptions around each rim; a designer could take the coin-like medallion format, the bearded and laurelled profiles, and the decorative border strips.
