Imperatorum Romanorum omnium orientalium et occidentalium verissimae imagines ex antiquis numismatis quam fidelissime delineatae : addita cuiusque vitae descriptione ex Thesauro Iacobi Stradae et per brevi elogio uniuscuiusque carmine, quod quasi epitome est historiae, ad iuuandam memoriam.

Strada

1559

[6], 118, [2] leaves : portraits ; 48 cm.

Princeton Digital PUL

A black and white engraving depicts a profile portrait of a man wearing a laurel wreath, enclosed within an ornate circular frame. Below the portrait, a block of text is presented. Large woodcut medallion portraits of emperors and rulers within ornamental borders, each signed "R W" (quill pen symbol) and "HR MD" (wood engraver's knife symbol). Each portrait accompanied by a brief biography of its subject. Marquand Library Oversize CJ985 .S87 1559f