Gemmae et sculpturae antiquae depictae
A 1694 Latin catalogue of ancient gems and sculpture, compiled by Leonardo Agostini and edited by Jacobus Gronovius and printed at Franeker, presenting engraved gem designs for scholars and collectors of antiquities. Its plates show small oval vignettes with a single figure, mythological scenes or profile busts, each framed on a plain page with a heading and a caption naming the stone. A designer could take the restrained oval cartouche layouts and the crisp fine-line engraving of classical figures as a model for emblem or medallion framing.
