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Gamucci, Bernardo, Porcacchi, Thomaso, approximately 1530-1585? · 1569 · In Vinegia : Appresso Giouanni Varisco, & i compagni · 50 pictures

A 1569 Venetian guidebook to ancient Rome, compiled by Bernardo Gamucci and Thomaso Porcacchi from earlier ancient and modern writers and printed by Giovanni Varisco and partners for travellers and antiquarian readers. Its woodcut views of Roman monuments are printed sideways on the page, with plain line work, labelled captions, and simple architectural detail a designer could adapt for classical ornament or stone-carved motifs.

Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities, Roman -- Guidebooks -- Early works to 1800 · Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks -- Early works to 1800 · Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel -- Guidebooks -- Early works to 1800

Internet Archive · Getty Research Institute · Public domain (published before 1931) · More from this library