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Degli edificj antichi e moderni di Roma; vedute in contorno

Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1766-1839 · 1817 · Roma · 27 pictures

A line-engraved survey of ancient and modern Roman buildings published in Rome in 1817 by Giovanni Battista Cipriani, a record held by the Getty Research Institute. The views are outline engravings of street scenes and monuments, with a few figures placed for scale. The pictures show a designer how fine contour lines alone can describe masonry, arches and columns without shading.

Architecture

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