Scvlptvræ veteris admiranda : sive, Delineatio vera perfectissimarvm eminentissimarvmqve statvarvm, unà cum artis hujus nobilissimæ theoria, serenissimo ac potentissimo principi ac domino, domino Carolo, comiti Palat. Rheni, S. Rom. imp. archith. & electori, Bavariæ duci, &c. &c.
Joachim von Sandrart's Latin folio on ancient sculpture, printed at Nuremberg by Christian Sigismund Froberg in 1680 and dedicated to Elector Charles of the Palatinate, aimed at collectors, antiquaries and artists. Beyond engraved statues, the pages carry historiated woodcut initials in which figures, putti, animals and foliage inhabit the letterforms, useful for drop caps, decorative alphabets and small vignettes.
