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• Vetera monimenta : in quibus praecipuè musiva opera sacarum profanarumque aedium structura, ac nonnulli antiqui ritus, dissertatiobus, iconibusque illustrantur (Ex typographia Joannis Jacobi Komarek, Bohemi, apud S. Angelum custodem, 1690), by Giovanni Giusto Ciampini, Giovanni Battista Lenardi, and Arnold van Westerhout (page images at HathiTrust)
• Discours sur les monumens publics de tous les âges et de tous les peuples connus : suivi d'une description de monument projeté à la gloire de Louis XVI & de la France : terminé par quelques observations sur les principaux monumens modernes de la ville de Paris, & plusieurs projets de décoration & d'utilité publique pour cette capitale (De l'Imprimerie royale, 1775), by M. l'abbé de Lubersac (page images at HathiTrust)

• De origine et vsv obeliscorvm (Typis Lazzarinii ..., 1797), by Georg Zoega, Alessio Giardoni, Luigi Lazzarini, Andrea Roncalli, and Carlo Antonini (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ad Alexandrvm VII. Pont. Max. Obelisci Aegyptiaci (Ex typographia Varesij, 1666), by Athanasius Kircher and Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (page images at HathiTrust)

• Obeliscus Pamphilius (in Latin; Rome: L. Grignani, 1650), by Athanasius Kircher (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Obelisci vaticani et sanctissimae crucis erectae historia (Ex typographia Bartholomaei Grassij, 1586), by Pietro Gallesini, Giacomo Ruffinelli, and Bartolomeo Grassi (page images at HathiTrust)
• Epigrammata Guilielmi Blanci albiensis iurisconsulti in obeliscum (Ex Officina Bartolomaei Grassij, 1586), by Guillaume Blanc (page images at HathiTrust)
• Obeliscus Pamphilius, hoc est, Interpretatio noua (Typis Ludouici Grignani, 1650), by Athanasius Kircher, Lodovico Grignani, Pierre Miotte, Giovanni Angelo Canini, and Cornelis Bloemaert (page images at HathiTrust)
• Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu Obeliscus Pamphilius : hoc est, interpretatio noua & hucusque intentata obelisci hieroglyphici quem non ita pridem ex veteri Hippodromo Antonini Caracallae Caesaris, in Agonale Forum transtulit, integritati restituit, & in vrbis aeternae ornamentum erexit Innocentius X, Pont. Max. In quo post varia Aegyptiacae, Chaldaicae, Hebraicae, Graecanicae antiquitatis, doctrinaeque quà sacrae, quà profanae monumenta, veterum tandem theologia, hieroglyphicis inuoluta symbolis, detecta è tenebris in lucem asseritur. (Typis Ludouici Grignani, 1650), by Athanasius Kircher, Lodovico Grignani, Cornelis Bloemaert, Pope Innocent X, and Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (Great Britain) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Dell'obelisco di Cesare Augusto scavato dalle rovine del Campo Marzo (Ex typographia Palladis :, 1750), by Angelo Maria Bandini and James Stuart (page images at HathiTrust)

• Voorbeelden der lusthof-cieraaden, zynde vaasen, pedestallen, orangie bakken, blompotten, en andere bywerken &c. (By H. de Wit in Hugo Grotius, 1742), by Simon Schijnvoet, Hermanus de Wit, Laurens Scherm, G. Rademaaker, Jan Ruyter, Jan Goeree, and Jacobus Schijnvoet (page images at HathiTrust)

• Discorso sopra la guglia (Per Francesco Zanetti, 1583), by Camillo Agrippa, Agapito Fossani, and Fabritio Fossani (page images at HathiTrust)
• Del modo tenuto nel trasportare l'obelisco vaticano e delle fabriche fatte da nostro signore Sisto V, libro po. (Appresso Domenico Basa, 1590), by Domenico Fontana, Giovanni Guerra, Domenico Basa, and Natale Bonifacio (page images at HathiTrust)

• Carta que escribe ... D. Antonio Valcarcel Pio de Saboya y Moura, Conde de Lumiares A D. F. X. R. sobre los monumentos antiguos descubiertos últimamente en el Barrio de Santa Lucia en la Ciudad de Cartagena. (por Joseph y Tomás de Orga, 1781), by Antonio Valcarcel y Pascual de Pobil, Antonio Hernández Morejón, Tomás de Orga, José de Orga, and Francisco Javier Rovira (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lucentum oy[sic] la ciudad de Alicante en el reyno de Valencia : relacion de las inscripciones, estatuas, medallas, idolos, lucernas, barros, y demás monumentos antiguos hallados entre sus ruinas (por Joseph y Tomás de Orga, 1780), by Antonio Valcarcel y Pascual de Pobil, Tomás de Orga, and José de Orga (page images at HathiTrust)
• De marmoreo sepulcrali cinerario Perusiae effosso arcanis ethnicorum sculpturis insignito in quibus symbolice sacra quaedam revelatae religionis mysteria adumbrantur et Clementi XIV P.O.M. ac sapientissimo ad incrementum musei pontificii Vaticani ab Emerico Bologninio Perusiae et Umbriae praeside humillime oblato coniecturae Iohannis Baptistae Passerii Pisaurensis regiae academiae Londinensis et instituti Bononiensis socii. (Romae : Excudebat Benedictus Francesius, MDCCLXXIII [1773], 1773), by Giovanni Battista Passeri, Benedetto Francesi, and Emerico Bolognini (page images at HathiTrust)
• Wie die Alten den Tod gebildet : eine Untersuchung (Bey Christian Friedrich Voss, 1769), by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Christian Friedrich Voss (page images at HathiTrust)
• Tractatvs de sepvltvris, capellis, statuis, epitaphijs, & defunctorum munimentis (Typis Io. Baptistae Ferronij ..., 1641), by Florianus Dulphus (page images at HathiTrust)
• De la gloire et magnificence des anciens : enrichie de belles antiquitez recueillies de plusieurs bons autheurs et graues historiens (Chez Pierre le Mur ..., 1612), by Claude Malingre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Libri IV. de sepulchris hebraeorum (Apud Henricum Teering ..., 1706), by Johann Nicolai and Henryk Teerink (page images at HathiTrust)

• 18 vases, modern and antique (Published by I. & J. Taylor at the Architectural Library ..., in the 1780s), by England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)

• Spiegazione de' bassirilievi dell' urna detta d'Alessandro Severo nel Museo capitolino (A spese di Fausto Amidei ... :, 1756), by Ridolfino Venuti (page images at HathiTrust)

• Di un' urnetta lavorta all' agemina (Dalla stamperia Palese, 1800), by Daniele Francesconi and Antonio Sandi (page images at HathiTrust)

• Mavsolee erigé a la memoire immortelle de tres-havlte, tres-pvissante, et tres-avguste princesse Isabelle, Claire, Evgenie, d'Avstriche, infante d'Espagne (Chez Iean Pepermans, libraire juré, & imprimeur de la ville, demeurant à la Bible d'Or, 1634), by M. de La Serre, Jan Pepermans, Nikolaus van der Horst, Pieter de Jode, Cornelis Galle, and Anthonis Sallaert (page images at HathiTrust)

• A book of architecture : containing designs of buildings and ornaments (Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St. Paul's, J. and P. Knapton, in Ludgate-Street, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row, 1739), by James Gibbs, Charles Hitch, Richard Manby, William Innys, Bernard Baron, George Vertue, James Mynde, Elisha Kirkall, John Harris, Henry Hulsbergh, and John and Paul Knapton (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ancient fvnerall monvments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the ilands adiacent (Printed by Thomas Harper., 1631), by John Weever and Thomas Cecil (page images at HathiTrust)
• Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer. (London : Printed by Thomas Harper. 1631. And are to be sold by Laurence Sadler at the signe of the Golden Lion in little Britaine, [1631]), by John Weever and Thomas Cecil (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• History and antiquities of the abbey church of St. Peters Westminster (Printed and sold by James Cole ... Joseph Smith ..., Tho. Bowles ..., Jer: Batley ..., Thomas Taylor ..., John Bowles ..., and by Andrew Johnstone ..., 1723), by John Dart, J. Dowling, Jacobus Schijnvoet, John Faber, and James Cole (page images at HathiTrust)

• Monumenta sepulcrorum cum epigraphis ingenio et doctrina excellentium vivorum (Crispin Scharffenberg], 1574), by Tobias Fendt (page images at HathiTrust)

• L'architecture françoise, ou Recueil des plans, élévations, coupes et profils des églises, palais, hôtels & maisons particulières de Paris, & des chasteaux & maisons de campagne ou de plaisance des environs, & de plusiers autres endroits de France, bastis nouvellement par les plus habils architectes,. et levés et mesurés exactement sur les lieux. (Chez Jean Mariette, 1727), by Jean Marot and Daniel Marot (page images at HathiTrust)

• Cajus Igula (De l'imprimerie des Héritiers d'André Chevalier, 1769), by Lorent and Héritiers d'André Chevalier (page images at HathiTrust)

• Maniliani Bononiensis monvmenti historico-mystica lectio (Typis HH. de Duccijs, 1661), by Alessandro Negri and Heredi di Evangelista Dozza (page images at HathiTrust)
• Aquila parentalis (Typis Iacobi Montij, 1663), by Giacomo Monti (page images at HathiTrust)

• Oratione fatta dal r.do padre Panicarola nel Duomo di Milano : nelle essequie dell'illustriss.mo & reuer.mo cardinale di S. Prassede arciuescouo di Milano. (Per gl'heredi d'Antonio Blado ..., 1584), by Francesco Panigarola (page images at HathiTrust)

• Gli antichi sepolcri : ov[v]ero Mausolei Romani, et Etruschi, trouati in Roma & in altri luoghi celebri; nelli quali si contengono molte erudite memorie (Stampe di Domenico de Rossi, erede di Gio. Giacomo, 1704), by Pietro Santi Bartoli (page images at HathiTrust)
• Diversi ornamenti capricciosi per depositi o altari (Apresso al detto Soria., 1625), by Giovanni Battista Montano, Gio. Batta. Soria, Jérôme David, and Camillo Congio (page images at HathiTrust)
• Antichi sepolcri, overo, Mavsolei Romani, et Etrvschi, trouati in Roma & in altri luoghi celebri (Nella stamperia di Antonio de Rossi ..., 1697), by Pietro Santi Bartoli and Antonio de Rossi (page images at HathiTrust)

• Dissertazione critico sepolcrale sopra un paganico monumento scoperto nel poggio d'altri antichi sepolcri detto oggidi' il poggio delle fornaci presso la città di Viterbo : coll'aggiunta in fine varie eruidite annotazioni utili alli studiosi (Nella stamperia degli Eredi di Giulio de' Giulj, 1788), by Eugenio Sarzana and Eredi di Giulio de Giuli (page images at HathiTrust)

• Camere sepolcrali de liberti e liberte di Livia Augusta ed'altri cesari : come anche altri sepolcri ultimamente ritrovati fuori della Porta Capena (Nella Stamperia del Sud⁰. de Rossi alla Pace ..., 1731), by Pier Leone Ghezzi, Giovanni Petroschi, and Lorenzo Filippo de' Rossi (page images at HathiTrust)

• Templi Vaticani Historia (Ex typographia Dominici Antonii Herculis..., 1700), by Filippo Buonanni, Dominicus Antonius Hercules, Arnold van Westerhout, Alessandro Specchi, Carlo Patacchia, Giovanni Battista Lenardi, Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, Pietro Santi Bartoli, Jean Charles Allet, and Michel Lonigo (page images at HathiTrust)
• Descriptio Vaticanae basilicae : veteris et nouae (Typis Bernardini Tani, 1646), by Bernardino Tani, Paolo De Angelis, and Petrus Mallius (page images at HathiTrust)
• Numismata summorum pontificum Templi Vaticani fabricam indicantia (sumptibus Felicis Caesaretti & Paribeni... typis Dominici Antonii Herculis, 1696), by Filippo Buonanni, Dominicus Antonius Hercules, fl. 1696 Paribeni, Felice Cesaretti, Arnold van Westerhout, Alessandro Specchi, Carlo Patacchia, Giovanni Battista Lenardi, Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, Pietro Santi Bartoli, and Jean Charles Allet (page images at HathiTrust)

• Lettres sur le projet d'enlever les monumens de l'Italie (Chez Desenne, libraire ..., Quatremére, libraire ..., et les marchands de nouveautés, 1796), by M. Quatremère de Quincy, Charles Crapelet, Victor Desenne, and Francisco de Miranda (page images at HathiTrust)

• The cities loyalty display'd or the four famous and renowned fabricks in the city of London exactly described in their several representations, what they are, with their private meanings and perfect actions at the day of publick view, which is not yet discovered. Together with a true relation of that high and stately cedar erected in the Strand, bearing five crowns, a royal streamer, three lanthorns, and a rich garland. Published for both cities and countreys satisfaction. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year 1661) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Rapport sur l'état actuel du Panthéon français (Imprimé par ordre du Directoire :, 1793), by M. Quatremère de Quincy and Paris (France : Dept.). Directoire (page images at HathiTrust)
• Procès-verbal des monumens, de la marche, et des discours de la fête consacrée à l'inauguration de la Constitution de la République française, le 10 août 1793. (s.n., 1793), by France. Convention nationale, Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles, and Jacques Louis David (page images at HathiTrust)
• Discours sur les monumens publics de tous les âges et de tous les peuples connus : suivi d'une description de monument projeté à la gloire de Louis XVI & de la France : terminé par quelques observations sur les principaux monumens modernes de la ville de Paris, & plusieurs projets de décoration & d'utilité publique pour cette capitale (De l'Imprimerie royale, 1775), by M. l'abbé de Lubersac (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent, : with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations ... (Printed by Thomas Harper ... and are to be sold by Laurence Sadler ..., 1631), by John Weever (page images at HathiTrust)

• Ara amicitiae : Parmae, in Foro Maiori, VII. idvs Ivnii, CICICCCLXVIIII. (s.n., 1769), by Paolo Paciaudi, Giambattista Bodoni, Simon François Ravenet, Antonio Baratti, Tommaso Baratti, Benigno Bossi, and Ennemond Alexandre Petitot (page images at HathiTrust)

• De statuis illustrium Romanorum liber singularis (Ex officina Johannis Janssonii ..., 1656), by Emund Gripenhielm and Johannes Jansson (page images at HathiTrust)

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