Recueil De Pierres Antiques Gravées: Concernant L'Histoire, La Mythologie, La Fable, Les Cérémonies Religieuses, Les Coutumes Des Anciens Peuples, Et Les Plus Fameux Personnages De L'Antiquité ; Avec Leur Description
An 18th-century engraved plate collection of ancient gem impressions, edited by Ignazio Maria Raponi and published in 1786, drawn for antiquarians and collectors of classical intaglios. The pages arrange oval and round medallions of gods, mythological scenes, portrait heads and ritual figures in tidy symmetrical grids with lettered captions below, all in a warm brown-red line on cream paper. A designer could borrow the framing device of oval cameo medallions and the classical figure poses for period-style ornament, label layouts or heritage borders.
