Speculum romanae magnificentiae
Subtitle: 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.
Publisher: Antonio Lafreri, Claude Duchet, Nicholas van Aelst
Published: 1560
Place of publication: [Rome
Language: lat
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800.; Engraving, Italian -- Italy -- Rome -- 16th century.; Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800.; Rome -- Antiquities -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Pictorial works; Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Specvlvm romanae magnificentiae
Notes: An assortment of engravings of buildings, monuments, and sculptures of ancient and Renaissance Rome produced for 16th-century travelers and probably selected by the printer-engravers from a larger set. Cf. "Das Speculum romanae magnificentiae des Antonio Lafreri" in Huelsen, Christian C.F.  Collectanea variae doctrinae Leoni S. Olschki ..., 1921.
Engraved title signed: Antonius Lafreri exc. Roma.
LC copy incomplete: has only [67] leaves of plates, [18] folded. Dealer's 4-page typescript description, laid in pocket inside front cover of conservation binding, includes list of [148] engravings.