Italiänische, Dalmatische, Griechische und Orientalische Reise-Beschreibung: Worinn Allerhand merkwürdige, vormals in Europa unbekannte, Antiquitäten enthalten
This 1681 German translation of Jacob Spon and George Wheler's travel account of Italy, Dalmatia, Greece and the Orient, published for readers in Europe, collects descriptions of ancient monuments unknown there before. The engraved plates show classical architecture in measured elevation: a tiered monument with columns, a fluted Corinthian column bearing an inscription, a triumphal arch with lettered attic blocks, and repeated woodcut vase ornaments. A designer could draw on the crisp orders, ornamental scroll frames and flower vase motifs for period-style layouts.
