A richly illustrated guide traces the history, design, and setting of Rome’s public fountains, from ancient waterworks through papal restorations, explaining aqueducts, technical innovation, and the civic and aesthetic roles of water in urban life. It surveys major piazzas and individual monuments—including St. Peter’s, Quattro Fontane, Trevi, Navona, and others—detailing architects, sculptors, patronage, decorative motifs, and phases of repair and alteration. Descriptive essays combine architectural analysis and historical background with observations on topography and urban context, and are supported by engraved illustrations and indexes of aqueducts, popes, and artists mentioned in the text.
