Inscriptiones sacrosanctae vetustatis non illae quidem Romanae, sed totius fere orbis summo studio ac maxiimis impensis terra mariq[ue] conquisitae feliciter incipiunt.

Apian, Peter, 1495-1552, Amantius, Bartholomaus, active 16th cent · 1534 · Ingolstadii : In aedibus P. Apiani. · 18 pictures

Inscriptiones is a 1534 Latin collection of ancient inscriptions gathered from across Europe and the Mediterranean, printed at Ingolstadt by Peter Apian and edited by Bartholomaeus Amantius for scholars and collectors of antiquities. Its pages set transcribed Latin inscriptions in ruled, bordered panels, often with woodcut frames, pediments, and small illustrated monuments such as tombs and altars. A designer might take its strict typographic hierarchy, centred blocks of capitals, and ornamental borders as models for classical lettering and layout.

Inscriptions, Latin · Imprint 1534

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