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 ...
The Specvlvm Romanae magnificentiae is a 1544 Rome print collection of Roman monuments compiled by Antoine Lafréry with Claude Duchet and others, aimed at antiquarians, architects and collectors. Its engravings pair plates of ancient columns and obelisks with views of the city as it stood in the sixteenth century, drawn in fine line with careful hatching. A designer could take from them the crisp linear shading of classical architecture and the way ruins sit among rooftops and clouds.
