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Pulleys and ropes
12021-07-22T07:58:54-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68f228492plain2021-07-22T08:01:38-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68fCorda (racking rope) was a common torment method in Piranesi's time and it is referred to in many plates of the Carceri series.
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1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-006_thumb.jpg2021-07-18T13:40:49-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68fCarceri plate VI1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-006.jpgplain2021-07-18T13:40:49-07:00Helen B. Kampmann Marodin057612e7fc4f8728b1dcdf23e7ab160b2ebfb68f