Roma antica e moderna : nella quale si contengono chiese, monasterij, hospedali, compagnie, collegij e seminarij : tempij, teatri, anfiteatri, naumachie, cerchi, fori, curie, palazzi e statue : librarie, musei, pitture, scolture, & i nomi de gli artifici : indice de' sommi pontefici, imperatori, rè, e duchi : con vna copiosissima tauola, e aggiunta di tutte le cose notabili fatte sino al presente
A 1677 Roman guidebook printed in Rome by Vitale Mascardi's successor at the expense of Federico Franzini, describing churches, monasteries, palaces, ancient ruins and monuments for travellers and pilgrims. Its woodcut views are small architectural elevations of Roman churches framed in plain black borders with a caption beneath each. A designer might take from them the clean, schematic frontal elevation style, with ruled hatching for shadow and stone, suited to vintage architectural diagrams and heritage signage.
