Della Magnificenza Ed Architettvra De' Romani / De Romanorvm Magnificentia Et Architectvra
Giovanni Battista Piranesi's 1761 folio on Roman magnificence and architecture, issued in Italian and Latin, presents engraved studies of ancient Roman architectural ornament for scholars and architects. The plates set capitals, bases, cornices and mouldings side by side on single sheets, showing acanthus leaves, volutes, scrolls, lions and carved relief, which a designer could draw on for classical ornament and decorative detailing.
