Antiqvae vrbis splendor : hoc est præcipva eivsdem templa, amphitheatra, theatra, circi, navmachiæ, arcvs trivmphales, mavsolea aliaqve svmptvosiora ædificia, Pompæ item trivmphalis et colossæarvm imaginvm descriptio /

A fourth part appeared in 1628 with some 40 additional plates.

Text in Latin engraved at bottom of most plates.

Lauro's introduction in Latin and Italian, p. [9]-[10], concludes: In Roma : Appresso Giacomo Mascardi, MDCXIV.

Engraved title pages.

Ashby, T. Un incisore antiquario ... in Bibliofilia,

Borroni Salvadori, F. Il Cicognara,

Mode of access: Internet.

Sloan candidate

Third book: engraved t.p. Antiquae urbis splendorus cõplementũ dated 1615 with dedication to Ranuccio Farnese, prince of Parma and Piacenza, port. of Ranunccio, letterpress dedication, and 48 unnumbered leaves of plates for a total of 51 leaves. Two plates bear a privilege and date 1616.

Second book: engraved dedication to Carlo Emanuele, duke of Savoy, engraved t.p. Antiquitum urbis liber secundus, 1613, port. of Carlo Emanuele dated 1613, and 41 unnumbered leaves of plates for a total of 44 leaves.

Order of Library's copies which are bound in 1 v.: [1st book] t.p., engraved dedication to Sigismund III, King of Poland, port. of Sigismund dated 1609, Roma vetus et nova aedificia with historiated border, Lauro's introduction, Papal privilege of 1598 dated 1614, and imperial privilege dated 1614 in letterpress, engraved Genealogia ... a fundatorũ urbis ..., engraved plan Antiquae urbis, with a copy with verso letterpress from 1641 ed. laid in, and 35 unnumbered leaves of plates, for a total of 44 leaves.