... Pars Romanae Vrbis Topographiae & Antiquitatum: IIII. pars. Antiquitatum Romanarum : sive II. tomus inscriptionum & monumentorum ...
Boissard's 1598 Roman antiquities volume, the fourth part of his Topographia and a second tome of inscriptions and monuments, compiled for scholars of ancient Rome. The engraved plates show Roman funerary altars and cinerary monuments with framed Latin inscriptions, some carved with garlands, pilasters, reliefs of seated figures and busts, and ornamental scrollwork, useful to a designer for classical lettering layouts, plinth and pedestal proportions, and carved decorative borders.

































































































