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La vera antichita di Pozzuolo : oue con l'istoria de tutte le cose del contorno, si narrano la bellezza di

Capaccio, Giulio Cesare, 1552-1634 · 1652 · In Roma : Filippo de' Rossi · 15 pictures

A 1652 Roman antiquarian treatise by Giulio Cesare Capaccio, printed in Rome by Filippo de' Rossi, describing the ancient remains and history of Pozzuoli and its surroundings near Naples for readers of the period. Its woodcut illustrations show standing figures in period dress and armour, with a decorative initial letter, rendered in plain black outline on pale paper, giving a designer clear models of cut-line figure and ornament work.

Pozzuoli (Italy) -- Antiquities · Cumae (Extinct city) · Baia (Italy) -- Antiquities

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