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On the Magnificence and Architecture of the Romans; Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette; On the Introduction and Progress of the Fine Arts in Europe

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This volume contains three separately titled works in which Piranesi advances some of his most controversial opinions through image and text. First, and taking up most of the volume, is Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani [On the Magnificence and Architecture of the Romans], originally published in 1761. It is followed by Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de Monsieur Mariette [Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette], and Della Introduzione e del Progresso delle Belle Arti in Europa [On the Introduction and Progress of the Fine Arts in Europe], which were originally published in a single volume in 1765. Each work contains typeset text and engraved illustrations; engravings from Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani are the first to be added and annotated in the pages below.

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  1. Titlepage 1: On the Grandeur and Architecture of the Romans
  2. Frontispiece: Portrait of Clement XIII
  3. Titlepage 2: On the Grandeur and Architecture of the Romans by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquarians of London
  4. Studies of the Substructure of the Capitoline Hill
  5. The Outlet of the Cloaca Maxima into the Tiber
  6. Elevation of the ruins of the Beautiful Riverbank, with the outlet of the Cloaca Maxima
  7. Projection of the Pedestal
  8. Various Moldings and Cornices
  9. Various Greek Columns Taken from Ancient Monuments
  10. Various Capitals (1 of 3)
  11. Various Fragments of Columns and a Bas-Relief
  12. Column Bases from the Old Basilica of Saint Paul
  13. Various Column Bases and Capitals
  14. Column Bases Compared with Illustrations from Le Roy
  15. Various Capitals (2 of 3)
  16. Various Capitals and Other Architectural Details
  17. Various Capitals and Bas-Reliefs
  18. Various Capitals (3 of 3)
  19. Various Capitals and a Column
  20. Capitals and Friezes Compared with Illustrations by Le Roy
  21. Various Architectural Details (1 of 3)
  22. Various Architectural Details (2 of 3)
  23. Roman Ionic Capitals Compared with Greek Examples from Le Roy
  24. Comparative Pedestals
  25. View and Elevation of the Temple of Concord in Agrigento
  26. Three Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (1 of 3) 
  27. Three Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (2 of 2)
  28. Three Diagrams and an Elevation of the Doric Temple
  29. Three Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (3 of 3)
  30. Diagrams of Roof Structure in Doric Temple Construction
  31. Plan and Elevation of the Tuscan Temple after Vitruvius
  32. Elevations of the Tuscan Temple after Le Roy and Perrault
  33. Section of the Emissarium at Lake Albano
  34. Greek Columns Compared with Etruscan and Roman
  35. Details of Various Greek Doric Temples (1 of 2)
  36. Details of Various Greek Doric Temples (2 of 2)
  37. Details of the Erechtheion, Athens, after Le Roy
  38. Roman architectural details compared with Greek examples from Le Roy
  39. Plan showing the location of the Circus Maximus
  40. Details of the construction of an entrance porch to a Tuscan temple
  41. Various architectural details (3 of 3)