Andreae Fuluii Sabini antiquarii De Vrbis antiquitatibus libri quinque ; item, De Vrbis eiusdem laudibus oratio ; In populi Ro. laudem elegeia ; De Romuli, & Remi expositione egloga : quae cuncta, me[n]dis omnibus quib[us] prior editio squallebat : nuper excussa ac repurgata : indice copiosissimo ordinatissimo[que] repposito

Fulvio, Andrea, active 1510-1543 · 1545 · In urbium Principe Roma foeliciter sedente Diuo Paulo III Pontifice opt. Max. : Per M. Valerium Doricum, & Aloisium fratrem Brixianos · 3 pictures

A 1545 Latin antiquarian treatise on ancient Rome by Andrea Fulvio, printed in Rome by Valerius Doricus and Aloisius, written for scholars and readers of Roman history. The three pictures are small woodcuts: a ruined classical city within an oval frame, a decorated initial letter beside dense text pages, and a winged horse rearing on a rocky outcrop, offering a designer ready motifs of ruin, initial ornament and mythic emblem.

Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities · Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800

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