Ge. Henr. Nievpoort ... Rituum qui olim apud Romanos obtinuerunt succincta explicatio ad intelligentiam veterum auctorum facili methodo conscripta : accedunt ... Ioanne Matthiae Gesneri prolusio. atque Caroli Ferdinandi Hommelii de tribunali praetoris liber singularis
A 1784 Latin handbook on Roman religious rites and customs by Guillaume Henri Nieupoort, with additions by Johann Matthias Gesner and Carl Ferdinand Hommel, published in Leipzig for scholars and students reading classical authors. Its plates are engraved drawings of Roman coins and medallions, shown as circular roundels with portrait busts, temple facades, altars, and inscriptions in ornate capital lettering, framed by printed page borders and small Latin captions. A designer could draw on the roundel layouts, the classical lettering, and the compact arrangement of paired emblems.
