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Triangular Stones of the Aurelian Walls
12020-04-10T20:59:48-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228491from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:48-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-007.jpgimageAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-30T11:16:07-07:00Triangular Stones from the Aurelian Walls3Tavolozza triangolare martellinata delle mura d'Aurelianoplain2024-04-29T08:40:27-07:00A. Tavolozza triangolare martellinata delle mura d’Aureliano. B. Opera incerta d’ogni sorta di scaglie. C. Tegoloni quali legano i corsi della tavolozza, ed opera incerta. D. Merco del Mastro della fornace.; Piranesi Archit(etto) dis(egnò) inc(ise).A. Triangular tiles from the Aurelian walls, hammered and made of tevolozza. B. Opus incertum composed of every type of shard. C. Large tiles that connect the courses of tevolozza and opus incertum together. D. Mark of the Master of the kiln.; Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.