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De prisca Caesiorvm gente Io. Baptistae Fonteii primionis commentariorvm libri dvo : cvm Ivlii Iacobonii appendice

Fonteius, Joannes Baptista · 1582 · Bononiae : Apud Ioannem Rossium · 53 pictures

A 1582 Bolognese printed treatise by Giovanni Battista Fonteio on the ancient Roman Caesii family, written for scholars of antiquity and genealogy, with Giulio Giacomo's appendix added. Its pictures are woodcut reproductions of Latin funerary inscriptions set inside plain stone tablets, bordered frames, and pedimented plinths, showing how classical epitaph lettering was laid out on monuments, useful for designers studying Roman capitals, spacing, and framed text panels.

Caesii family · Inscriptions, Latin -- Italy -- Early works to 1800 · Rome -- Genealogy -- Early works to 1800

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