De vitis imperatorum et caesarum romanorum : tam occidentalium quam orientalium, nec non vxorum et liberorum eorum, item tyrannorum omnium ... : inde à C. Julio Caesare, primo monarcha, vsque ad D.N. Imperatorem Caesarem Matthiam : vnà cum eorum effigiebus & symbolis ...

Strada, Octavius de, 1550-1612 · 1615 · Francofurti ad Moenum : Imprimabat Johannes Bringerus · 101 pictures

A 1615 Frankfurt compendium of biographies of Roman and Byzantine emperors, compiled by Octavio de Strada and printed by Johann Bringer for scholars and collectors of antiquities. Its pages show paired engraved medallions, each with a profile portrait on one side and a reverse design with inscription on the other, framed in ornate roundels set into text-filled leaves, offering designers a clear model for coin-and-medal layouts with classical lettering.

Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 · Emperors -- Rome -- Portraits -- Early works to 1800 · Emperors -- Byzantine Empire -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 · Emperors -- Byzantine Empire -- Portraits -- Early works to 1800 · Medals -- Europe -- Early works to 1800 · Holy Roman Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 · Holy Roman Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Portraits -- Early works to 1800

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