Moles Hadriani sive Monumentu hodie Castru S. Angeli

From the very rare Vedute degli antichi vestigi di Roma... Acciochè il tempo non distrugga affatto le memorie lasciateci dagl'antichi Romani con li loro mirabilissimi Edificii, ho voluto in questo Volume distinto in sette parti raccorli tutti in disegno ... l'anno del Signore MDCXVI con privilegio..., printed in Rome in 1616.

Magnificent work, printed on contemporary laid paper with full margins, in perfect condition.

Giovannoli, engraver and miniaturist, realized this uncommon and extremely rare series of views of the city of Rome, printed in few examples, all of them with great differences, in the public collection. The complete series is made of 143 works, completed in the second, posthumous edition published in Rome in 1619, with the title of Roma Antica di Alo Giovanno da Civita Castellana. The views depict uncommon archaeological places and monuments, briving inspiration from Etienne Duperac (1575) and Aegidius Sadler (1610 circa). Completely new, on the other side is the perspective and the engraving technique, with a strong chiaroscuro realized with oblique lines, extremely original and fascinating. Very rare.