Fragmenta vetusta, or, The remains of ancient buildings in York
Fragmenta vetusta is an 1807 York collection of engraved views of ancient building remains, produced by Joseph Halfpenny and G. Peacock and published by Halfpenny for antiquarian readers interested in the city's medieval past. The plates are monochrome engravings of ruined arches, walls and towers, many shown with ivy and trees, offering a designer studies of weathered masonry, pointed and round arches, and romantic architectural ruin compositions.
