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On the Magnificence and Architecture of the Romans; Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Marriette (Front End)
12021-03-31T10:51:42-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaTitlepage 1: On the Grandeur and Architecture of the Romans1IOANNIS BAPTISTAE PIRANESII ANTIQVARIORVM REGIAE SOCIETATIS LONDINENSIS SOCII DE ROMANORVM MAGNIFICENTIA ET ARCHITECTVRA ROMAE MDCLXI2021-03-31T10:51:43-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaFrontispiece: Portrait of Clement XIII1Clemens Decimustertius Pontifex Maximus Venetus2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaStudies of the Substructure of the Capitoline Hill1Reliquiae Substructionum Capitolij2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThe Outlet of the Cloaca Maxima into the Tiber1Ostium, sive Emissarium Cloacae Maximae in Tiberium2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaProjection of the Pedestal1Sciographia Stylobatae2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Moldings and Cornices1[Varie modanature e cornice]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Greek Columns Taken from Ancient Monuments1Variae in Architectura graecanica ratione ac symmetriae ex antiquis monumentis excerptae2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals (1 of 3)1Capitulum angulare, repertum in Hortis Sallustianis, nunc Villa Verospia, anno MDCCLIV2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Fragments of Columns and a Bas-Relief1[Vari frammenti di colonne e bassorilievi]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaColumn Bases from the Old Basilica of Saint Paul1Vetus Spira in Basilica Divi Pauli2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Column Bases and Capitals1[Vari basi e capitelli di colonne]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaColumn Bases Compared with Illustrations from Le Roy2[Varie basi di colonne comparate con illustrazioni analoghe da Le Roy]plain2021-03-31T10:59:34-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals (2 of 3)1Vari capitelli2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals and Other Architectural Details1[Vari capitelli ed altri dettagli di ornato architettonico]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals and Bas-Reliefs1[Vari capitelli e bassorilievi]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals (3 of 3)1[Vari capitelli]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals and a Column1[Vari capitelli ed una Colonna]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaCapitals and Friezes Compared with Illustrations by Le Roy1[Vari capitelli ed ornati architettonici comparati con illustrazione de Le Roy]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Architectural Details (1 of 3)1[Varie mensole, fregi ed altri ornati architettonici]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Architectural Details (2 of 3)1[Varie trabeazioni, capitelli e frammenti ornamentali]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaRoman Ionic Capitals Compared with Greek Examples from Le Roy1[Vari capitelli ionici romani comparati con I greci dalle illustrazioni di Le Roy2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaComparative Pedestals1[Confronti di piedestalli]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaView and Elevation of the Temple of Concord in Agrigento1Scenographia reliquiarum aedis quae Concordiae asseritur, Agrigenti in Sicilia2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (1 of 3) 1[Tre diagrammi di struttura di tempio dorico]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (2 of 2)1[Tre Diagrammi di struttura di tempio dorico]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams and an Elevation of the Doric Temple1[Tre Diagrammi di struttura ed alzato di tempio dorico]2021-03-31T10:51:47-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (3 of 3)1[Tre diagrammi di struttura di tempio dorico]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDiagrams of Roof Structure in Doric Temple Construction1[Diagrammi di struttura di tetto in un tempio dorico]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaPlan and Elevation of the Tuscan Temple after Vitruvius1Ichnographia et ortographia sacrae aedis Tuscanicae ex Vitruv(io)2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaElevations of the Tuscan Temple after Le Roy and Perrault1[Piante ed alzati del tempio tuscanico da Le Roy e Perrault]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaSection of the Emissarium at Lake Albano1Schemata Emissarii Lacus Albani2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaGreek Columns Compared with Etruscan and Roman1[Confronti di colonne greche con esempi delle etrusche e romane]2021-03-31T10:51:46-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of Various Greek Doric Temples (1 of 2)2[Piante, alzati e dettagli di vari tempi Greco dorici]plain2021-03-31T11:08:34-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of Various Greek Doric Temples (2 of 2)2[Piante, alzati e dettagli di vari tempi Greco dorici]plain2021-03-31T11:08:37-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of the Erechtheion, Athens, after Le Roy1[Piante, alzati e dettagli dell’Eretto da Le Roy]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaRoman architectural details compared with Greek examples from Le Roy1[Dettagli architettonici romani comparati con esempi greci de Le Roy]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaPlan showing the location of the Circus Maximus1[Pianta topografica del Circo Massimo]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of the construction of an entrance porch to a Tuscan temple1[Dettagli della struttura del pronao di un tempio tuscanico]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-31T10:51:44-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious architectural details (3 of 3)1[Vari dettagli architettonici]2021-03-31T10:51:45-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba