Ioannis-Baptistae Piranesii antiquariorum regiae societatis Londinensis socii De Romanorum magnificentia et architectura

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 · 1761 · Romae [Rome] : [s.n.] · 5 pictures

Piranesi's 1761 folio on Roman architecture, published in Rome, is a scholarly antiquarian study for architects and collectors of classical design. Its engraved plates show column capitals, bases, and entablature details in measured drawings, plus a monumental portico facade, giving a designer a dense reference of classical orders and ornament.

Architecture · Etruscan influences · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Orders · Antiquities · Architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- Early works to 1800 · Architecture -- Italy -- Rome -- Etruscan influences · Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Italy · Architecture -- Orders -- Early works to 1800 · Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Early works to 1800

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