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Romanorvm imperatorvm effigies : elogijs ex diuersis scriptoribus per Thomam Treteru S. Mariae Transtyberim canonicum collectis

Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1525-1601, Treter, Tomasz, 1547-1610 · 1583 · Romae : Apud Vincentium Accoltum · 154 pictures

This is a 1583 Roman printed book of emperor portraits, published in Rome by Vincenzo Accolti with engravings by Giovanni Battista Cavalieri and text compiled by canon Tomasz Treter from various authors. The engraved busts show Roman emperors in profile against printed text, offering a designer a dense set of classical imperial portrait types: laurel wreaths, cuirasses, draped mantles and carefully worked curls and beards.

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