The Digital Piranesi

Abbreviations

Abbreviations for Volumes

Camo Marzo = Campo Marzio
Cps. Ms / Cam.s M.s / C.us M.us/ Camp. Mart.   = Campus Martius
Aa. Re. = Antichità Romane   [Roman Antiquities]
Ve Ra  = Vedute di Roma        [Views of Rome]
V. = Vedi                                 [See]
Tom. or T. = Tomo                 [Volume]
1o or Po or pmo. = primo         [First]
2o or So or Secdo = secondo   [Second]  
3o or To or Tzo. = terzo           [Third]
4o, 5o = quarto, quinto             [Fourth, Fifth, and so on]
Tav. or Ta = Tavola                 [Plate]
Fig. = Figura                            [Figure] 

Examples: 

Aa.Re.Tom.I. Tav. 19. Fig. 2 = Antichità Romane Tomo I Tavola 19 Figura 2

Aa. Re. T.o I. T.a 9. = Antichità Romane Tomo I Tavola 9

V. Ve Ra  = Vedi Vedute di Roma

Abbreviations in the Text

d.to, d.ta, d.te, d. ti = detto, detta, dette, detti                            [aforementioned, called, said, the same]

sud.to, sud.ta, sud.te, sud. ti = suddetto, suddetta, suddette, suddetti     [aforementioned]

med.o, med.a, med.e, med.i = medesimo, medesima, medesime, medesimi [the same]

framm.to, framm.ti = frammento, frammenti                 [fragment, fragments]

letta, lette = lettera, lettere                                           [letter, letters]

no, ni= numero, numeri                                               [number, numbers]

S. = San, Sant', Santo                        [St.]
S.a = Santa                                          [St.]
Sant.a = Santissima                            [Holy, Saintly, St.] 
S.a M.a = Santa Maria                         [St. Mary]
Ch.sa = Chiesa                                     [Church]
Confr.ta = Confraternità                       [Confraternity] 
Tem., Temp. = Tempio                       [Temple]
Conser. = Conservatorio                     [College/School] 
Magg.re = Maggiore                             [Great, Main] 

S.re = Signore                                      [Signor, Mr.]
March.e = Marchese                            [Marquis]
Cav. = Cavalier, Cavaliere                  [Knight]
Ecc.a, Ecc.za = Eccellenza                   [Excellency]
Ecc.e = Eccellente                               [Excellence]
Ill.mo = illustrissimo                              [Most illustrious]

PP. = Padri or Papa/Pontificio             [Fathers or Pope (depending on what word follows)]
SS. = Santi.                                       [Saints]
Pontific.o = Pontificato, Pontificio      [Pontificate, Papacy, Pontifical]
Imp., Imp.e = Imperatore/Imperadore [Emperor]
Sen. = Senatore                                  [Senator]

M.te = Monte                                        [Mount]
P.ta = Porta                                          [Gate, Door]
Cond.to = Condotto                             [Aqueduct, Fountainhead]

Palaz.o = Palazzo                                [palace]
V.la = Villa                                            [Villa]
Anfit.o = Anfiteatro                               [Amphitheater]

Campid.o = Campidoglio                     [Capitoline Hill]

volgarm.te = volgarmente                    [commonly referred to, known as]
comunem.te = comunemente              [commonly]
meritam.te = meritamente                    [justly]
particolarm.te = particolarmente          [particularly]
finalm.te = finalmente                          [finally]
anticam.e = anticamente                     [in ancient times]
certam.te = certamente                       [certainly]
semplicem.te = semplicemente           [simply]

iscriz.e = iscrizione                              [inscription]

super.e = superiore                             [upper, usually upper level or part]
infer.e = inferiore                                 [lower, usually lower level or part]

Units of measurement 
pal. = palmi
br. = braccia

Abbreviated Names

Ant.o = Antonio

Aless.o = Alessandro

Aug.to = Augusto

Dam.o = Damiano 

Franc.o = Francesco

Gio. = Giovanni

Vitr.o = Vitruvio

L. = usually Lucio

M. = usually Marco

     

Common Latin Abbreviations

F., fec. = fecit                                                  [made by]
Del., delt., delin. = delineavit                          [drawn by]
Sculp., sc., sculpt., scolp. = sculpsit               [engraved by] 
            (In Italian, scolp. = scolpì)
Inc. = incidit, incidebat                                    [engraved by, incised by]
            (In Italian, inc. = incise)
Ex. or excud. = excudit                                   [engraved by, printed by]
Inv. = invenit or inventor                                 [designed by, originally drawn by]
Imp. = impressit                                              [printed by, published by]
Scrip. = scripsit                                               [text authored and/or engraved by]
C. Priv. = cum privilegio                                  [Privilege to publish]

S.P.Q.R = Senatus Populusque Romanus    [Roman Senate and People]

Pont. = Pontifex                                              [Pope]
Max. = Maximus                                             [Great]

Caes. = Caesar









 

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