Seconda parte de' tempj antichi che contiene il celebre Panteon
A late eighteenth-century Roman architectural treatise by Francesco Piranesi, published in Rome in 1790 for students and connoisseurs of antiquity, presenting measured engravings of the Pantheon and other ancient temples. The plates show architectural details: carved capitals, coffered dome ceilings, cornices with ornamental moldings, and plan and elevation drawings with dimension lines. A designer can take from them the crisp hierarchy of classical ornament, the precision of technical line work, and the geometric clarity of coffered and rosette patterns.
