Roma vetus ac recens vtriusque aedificiis ad eruditam cognitionem expositis
A Latin guidebook to ancient and modern Rome, printed in Rome in 1639 and compiled by Alessandro Donati, Giovanni Antonio Lelli and others for scholars studying the city's buildings. The pictures are woodcut decorated initial letters, an I and an A, set inside ornate frames of scrolls, foliage and fantastic creatures, offering designers a model for historical display lettering and ornamental framing.
