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Ridolfino Venuti
Accurata e succinta descrizione topografia delle Antichità di Roma

1803

About the Item

Complete title: Accurata e succinta descrizione topografia delle Antichità di Roma dell'Abate Ridolfino Venuti Cortonese Presidente all'Antichità Romane e Membro Onorario della Regia Società degli Antiquari di Londra. Edizione Seconda accresciuta delle nuove scoperte e di molte osservazioni riguardanti particolarmente le Arti. Contemporary hard cover on half-parchment and marbelized cardboard. Author and title engraved in golden letters on spine (finely decorated with golden decorations). Representation of the bust of Ridolfino Venuti (located into the Pantheon) engraved on copper on frontispiece by Giacomo Bossi. Frontispieces finely decorated with etching technique. Rare and important volume on the Monuments of Rome, including 62 tables engraved on copper by some of the most important engravers of the time, including Giovannini Battista Piranesi who is author of 21 of them. Overall very good conditions, cover a little worn on angles, inside floweries on some of the first pages and on margins of plates. Edition: Roma, Carlo Barbiellini Format: In-4° Pages: 190 + 222 This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.
  • Creator:
    Ridolfino Venuti (1705 - 1763)
  • Creation Year:
    1803
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20 cm)Depth: 1.78 in (4.5 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: J-789901stDibs: LU65033462653
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