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Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720–1778

Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura egizia, etrusca, e greca : con, Un ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana

MDCCLXIX [1769]

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Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura egizia, etrusca, e greca : con, Un ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana /, In Roma : Nella Stamperia di Generoso Salomoni ..., MDCCLXIX [1769], Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection.
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  • Creator

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720–1778

  • Title(s)

    Diverse maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura egizia, etrusca, e greca : con, Un ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana / opera del cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi = Divers manners of ornamenting chimneys and all other parts of houses taken from the Egyptian, Tuscan and Grecian architecture : with An apologetical essay in defence of the Egyptian and Tuscan architecture / by John Baptist Piranesi, Knight = Différentes manières d'orner les cheminées et toute autre partie des édifices tirées de l'architecture égyptienne, étrusque, et grèque : avec, Un discours apologetique en faveur de l'architecture égyptienne, et toscane / par le chevalier Jean Baptiste Piranesi.

  • Additional Title(s)

    Ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana
    Divers manners of ornamenting chimneys and all other parts of houses taken from the Egyptian, Tuscan and Grecian architecture
    Apologetical essay in defence of the Egyptian and Tuscan architecture
    Différentes manières d'orner les cheminées et toute autre partie des édifices tirées de l'architecture égyptienne, étrusque, et grèque
    Discours apologetique en faveur de l'architecture égyptienne, et toscane
    Piranesi opere
    Maniere d'adornare cammini

  • Published/Created

    In Roma : Nella Stamperia di Generoso Salomoni ..., MDCCLXIX [1769]

  • Physical Description

    [4], 30, [2], 31-35, [3] pages, [4], 66 leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 55 cm

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Folio A 2022 12
    Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]

  • Copyright Status

    Public Domain

  • Full YALE Library Record

    https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/9934649913408651

  • Classification

    Books

  • Notes

    Text in Italian, English, and French.
    With an engraved dedication folded at the inner margin.
    British Architectural Library. Early printed books, 1478-1840, 2556
    "The work represents a gathering of plates, etched for the most part by Piranesi's son and assistants in his studio, which had previously been circulated in a variety of forms."--British Architectural Library. The plates exist in varying states, with varying numbering.

  • Subject Terms

    Architecture -- Details. |
    Architecture, Ancient. |
    Fireplaces. |
    Furniture, Rococo. |
    Mantels.

  • Contributors

    Morghen, Filippo, 1730–approximately 1807 | Salomoni, Generoso, 1714–1779

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