Obeliscus excisus a Rege Aegypti Semneserteo, quo regnante Pithagoras in Aegypto fuit aduectus Romam ab Augusto, etin Circo maximo positus, altus pedes [antiquae mesurae] LXXXVIII semis Sixtus V. confractum in Circo, et profunde obrutum, ad S. Mariam Populi transtulit, et concinnatum erexit in antiqua basi. : Obeliscus Vaticanus à Nuncoreo Sesostridis filio excisus, in Circo Caij et Neronis positus, altus pedes LXXII stetit illaesus loco pristino, donec à Sixto V. in aream S. Petri translatus est. Obeliscus alter è duobus qui ad Mausoleum Augusti stabant, altus pedes XLII semis Cimiaceret in uia publica ad S. Rochum confractus, translatum Sixtus V. ad S. Mariae Maioris in basi noua erexit. Obeliscus destinatus à Constantino adornandam Constantinopolim, à Constantio Romam aduectus, et erectus in Circo maximo altus pedes CXXXII. confractum Sixtus V. et obrutum profunde, transuexit in planitiem S. Ioannis in Laterano et in basi noua restauratum erexit.

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Main Author
Antoine Lafréri, 1512-1577
Other Authors
Hendrik van Schoel, ca 1565-1622
Document Type
Visual documents
Physical Description
1 list : mědirytina podlepená papírem ; 55,5 x 38,5 cm
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[Romae : Ant. Lafreri, 1590?]
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Podlepeno papírem o velikosti 62,5 x 49,5 cm
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Digital library Available Digitalizovaný dokument Moravian Library in Brno - Kramerius