Lettere di giustificazione scritte a milord Charlemont e à di lui agenti di Roma dal signor Piranesi socio della Real società degli antiquari di Londra intorno la dedica della sua opera Delle antichità Roma fatta allo stesso signor ed ultimamente soppressa.

Author
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 [Browse]
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Book
Language
Italian
Published/​Created
In Roma : [s.n.], MDCCLVII [1757]
Description
[2] leaves, xxviii p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. ; 26 cm.

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    • Engraved title page by Piranesi (second leaf). Engraved head- and tail-pieces. Includes engraved frontispiece designs for Le antichità romane.
    • This pamphlet attacks the patron of Le antichità romane, James Caulfield, 1st Earl of Charlemont, who had failed to provide promised financial support.
    • SAX copy: Quotation from Pliny in compartment at upper left of t.p.
    • SAX copy: With Piranesi's letter of retraction, dated Roma, 15 marzo 1758. [4] p. Italian and French in columns, with text beginning "Signor mio / Monsieur."
    • SAX copy: Purchase supported by the Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund, Department of Art and Archaeology.
    Provenance
    SAX copy: Bookplates of Arthur & Charlotte Vershbow and of Sir Henry Fitz Herbert, Bart. Written on t.p.: "Ex dono autoris. J.C." On first leaf, intended for inscription, is a label with initials JC.
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    80451384
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