Bartholomaei Marliani Vrbis Romae topographia; accvrate', tvm ex vetervm, tum etiam recentiorum fontibus hausta,
Marliani's Topographia Urbis Romae, printed in Venice in 1588 by Girolamo Francini after Bartolomeo Marliani, is a scholarly guide to the ancient and recent monuments of Rome for antiquarians and students. Its small woodcut views, each captioned with a Latin monument name, show Roman forums, bridges, basilicas and arches in plain outline with brick and column detail, useful to a designer seeking compact architectural vignettes or classical framing devices.
