Lauro, Giacomo

LAURO, Giacomo Antiquae urbis splendor. Rome 1612-1618 Oblong 4to: title plate, 1 pl., 6 pp., 36 pl., title plate, 42 pl., 4 pp., 8 pl., 2 pp., 48 pl. (some marg. stains, few water stains, mostly marg., title plate few creases and sl. soiled). Good impressions with wide margins. Contemp. vellum, covers blind-ruled and blind-st. with arms of the Lampsonius family (a sun, a lamp and the motto "post lampada solem"), spine with raised bands, red edges (sl. rubbed). Large series with 137 engravings of monuments and buildings in antique and Renaissance Rome by Giacomo Lauro (c. 1561-1635). Incl. numerous famous and lesser known triumphal archs, temples, theatres, forums, churches and palaces. While the first title plate is dated 1612, the series includes prints with dates up to 1618. Prov. Lampsonius family (supralibros). Since the humanist, poet and painter Dominicus Lampsonius (1532-1599) died before this publication, the album probably belonged to one of his children.