Della Trasportatione dell'Obelisco Vaticano et delle Fabrishe di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto v Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana Architetto di Sua Santita. Libro Primo Possibly 1590

This is the title page of the first volume of "Della Trasportatione dell'Obelisco Vaticano et delle Fabrishe di Nostro Signore Papa Sisto v Fatte dal Cavallier Domenico Fontana Architetto di Sua Santita. Libro Primo", a book written and illustrated by the Italian architect and engineer Domenico Fontana (1555-1630), possibly dating back to 1590. The title page depicts the work's full title, the publication date, and the name of the publisher. Fontana, who was the architect of the Vatican, documented in this book his process of moving the Vatican obelisk from its original location in the Circus Maximus to its current location in St. Peter's Square in Rome. This complex engineering feat is an important example of Renaissance architecture and urban design.