Specvlvm Romanae magnificentiae : omnia fere qvaecvnq- in vrbe monvmenta extant partim ivxta antiqvam partim ivxta hodiernam formam accuratiss. delineata repraesentans : accesserunt non paucae tum antiquarum tum modernarum rerum urbis figurae nusquam antehac aeditae ...
Specvlvm Romanae magnificentiae is a 1544 Roman print series of ancient and modern monuments of Rome, issued by Antoine Lafréry with other engravers for architects, antiquarians and collectors. The sheets are engraved plates: sculptural reliefs, roundels with figures and inscriptions, and a page of statues and animal groups drawn in fine line and cross-hatching, with the rotated last plate showing a fountain or altar scene. A designer might take the dense, carved ornament, crowded figure groupings and tight roundel framing as models for decorative panels and classical motifs.
