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Monvmenta sepvlcrorvm cvm epigraphis ingenio et doctrina excellentivm virorvm : aliorvmq. tam prisci qvam nostri secvli memorabilivm hominvm, de archetypis expressa

Fendt, Tobias, 16th cent · 1574 · [Breslau : Crispin Scharffenberg] · 23 pictures

Monvmenta sepvlcrorvm is a 1574 collection of engraved tomb designs and epitaphs for scholars and notable men, compiled by Tobias Fendt and printed at Breslau by Crispin Scharffenberg. The plates show architectural funerary monuments with pilasters, pediments, carved reliefs, busts, and standing allegorical figures set above inscribed tablets, giving designers a dense catalogue of Renaissance classical ornament and tomb architecture.

Sepulchral monuments · Sepulchral slabs · Epitaphs · Scholars

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