The "Notizie istoriche delle quattro basiliche di Roma" by Giovanni Battista Vaccondio
To mark the 1700 Jubilee, Roman legal expert Father Giovanni Battista Vaccondio wrote what he defined “a learned curiosity of ecclesiastic erudition” that “may be well received... by those who hie to Rome to earn the treasure of a holy indulgence”. The slim volume opens with a brief excurses on the Holy Year (its origin, history and ceremonies), followed by a description of the four patriarchal basilicas.
Giovanni Battista Vaccondio, Notizie istoriche delle quattro basiliche di Roma... con un breve trattato dell'anno di remissione e sua origine..., Roma 1700