Roma subterranea novissima : in qva post Antonivm Bosivm antesignanvm, Jo. Severanum congreg. oratorii presbyterum, et celebres alios scriptores : antiqvua Christianorum et praecipue martyrum cœmeteria, tituli, monimenta, epitaphia, inscriptiones ac nobiliora sanctorum sepulchra : sex libris distincta illustrantur et quamplurimæ res ecclesiasticæ iconibus graphice describuntur, ac multiplici tum sacra, tum profana eruditione declarantur : cum duplici indice, capitum & rerum locupletissimo : opera et studio
Roma subterranea novissima is a 1659 scholarly antiquarian treatise by the Roman priest Paolo Aringhi, printed in Cologne and Paris, documenting early Christian catacombs, tombs and inscriptions in Rome for learned readers. Its pages are engraved plates of sarcophagi, carved reliefs, arched tomb niches, and ceiling and wall decoration, drawn in precise line with lettered captions. A designer might draw on their dense, orderly grids of classical figures, foliate borders and architectural framing as models for historical ornament.
