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Speculum romanae magnificentiae : omnia fere quaecunq[ue], in urbe monumenta extant, partim iuxta antiquam, partim iuxta hodiernam formam accuratiss, delineata repraesentans : accesserunt non paucae, tum antiquarum, tum modernarum rerum urbis figurae nunquam antehac aeditae
Title
Speculum romanae magnificentiae : omnia fere quaecunq[ue], in urbe monumenta extant, partim iuxta antiquam, partim iuxta hodiernam formam accuratiss, delineata repraesentans : accesserunt non paucae, tum antiquarum, tum modernarum rerum urbis figurae nunquam antehac aeditae.
Publication
[Rome] : [Antonio Lafréry, Claude Duchet, and Tommaso Barlacchi], [1546-1590]
Physical Description
125 prints in 1 volume : engraving ; 51 cm
Notes
Engraved title signed: Antonius Lafreri exc. Roma.
The present Speculum is item no. 3g in Parshall's Catalogue of early Speculum albums. Parshall suggests "a single campaign of printing" in 1581.
Provenance
Ink stamp on verso of last print: Bibliotheca Abbatiae Vallis-Dei.
Summary
The engravings cover a wide variety of subjects related chiefly to the sights and attractions of Rome. The first three prints comprise the engraved title page and two maps of Rome. A full list of prints included is available upon request.
Variant and related titles
Specvlvm romanae magnificentiae
Format
Images
Language
Italian
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Hülsen, C. Das Speculum Romanae magnificentiae in Collectanea variae doctrinae Leoni S. Olschki, pages [121]-170
Parshall, P. Antonio Lafreri's "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae." In Print Quarterly, v. 23, no. 1 (March 2006), pages 3-28
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Engravings.
Also listed under
Italy Rome.
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