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Delle antichità della città di Roma

Fauno, Lucio, 16th cent · 1548 · In Venetia : Per Michele Tramezzino · 8 pictures

Delle antichità della città di Roma is a 1548 Venetian printed guide to the antiquities of Rome, published by Michele Tramezzino and written by Lucio Fauno for readers interested in the ancient city. Its historiated initial letters are woodcut panels, each framing a small scene of landscape, figures and architecture within a large capital, showing how decorative letters can hold narrative imagery.

Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800

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