Vetus Latium profanum: De Praenestinis et Gabinis
Vetus Latium profanum: De Praenestinis et Gabinis is a 1743 Latin antiquarian study of Roman sites near Praeneste and Gabii, written by Giuseppe Rocco Volpi and held by Heidelberg University Library. The four pictures are decorative woodcut headpieces and tailpieces of the kind printed at chapter openings, with scrolling cartouches, putti, and winged figures in a Baroque ornamental style. A designer could draw on their symmetrical cartouche frames, acanthus scrollwork, and small emblematic motifs for borders and title panels.
