Prodromo Delle Antichità d'Ercolano
Prodromo delle Antichità d'Ercolano is an 1752 antiquarian catalogue by Ottavio Antonio Bayardi, published in Italy, presenting ancient Greek and Herculaneum objects for scholars and collectors. The plates are engraved line drawings of inscriptions, tomb monuments, gems and carved cameos, drawn with clear outlines and fine parallel hatching. A designer could take from them the restrained vocabulary of classical engraving: crisp contour, oval and roundel framing, and hatched shading for stone relief.
