Septem mirabilia orbis et vrbis Romae et Florentinae civitatis : cvm epytaph. pvl
A 1510 Roman guidebook by Francesco Albertini, printed in Rome by Jacobus Mazochius, listing the seven marvels of Rome and Florence for travellers and antiquarians. Its pictures are woodcut architectural borders with Corinthian columns, scrolling foliage, rosettes and pilasters, set around the text blocks. A designer could draw on these classical column, frieze and arabesque motifs for decorative frames and ornamental panels.




