Roma antica
Roma antica is a 1666 Italian antiquarian book printed in Rome by Famiano Nardini, with additions by Ottavio Falconieri and Smarrito, published for scholars and collectors of Roman history. Its pictures are small woodcut-style reconstructions of Roman coins and monuments, with inscribed legends around the rims; a designer might take the compact circular medallion framing and the crisp line-drawn classical architecture as models for emblems or seals.
