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.
Alternate Title(s):
Ragionamento apologetico in difesa dell'architettura egizia, e toscana
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 12Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3464991
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.
