Giovanni Battista Piranesi: A Critical Study with a List of His Published Works and Detailed Catalogues of the Prisons and the Views of Rome

by Hind, Arthur M

1st Edition

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Book Description

London: The Cotswold Gallery, 1922 Quarter bound in publisher's linen spine over paper covered boards, gilt (black) lettering on spine and cover. Fore-edge and bottom-edge deckle. 4to. xi, 95, (74 plates) pp. Illustrated with tissue-protected Frontispiece and 146 illustrations. Limited edition of only 500 copies. Spine mildly worn, corners lightly bumped, top edge lightly soiled, else near fine. VERY GOOD. Extremely rare. Piranesi (1720-1778), Italian engraver and architect, is best known for his etchings of ancient and baroque Rome and the grandiose architectural constructions of his own imagination. In 1745 Piranesi's first real success came with his Carceri d' Invenzione, or Imaginary Prisons, 16 large plates that are often considered his masterpieces. Piranesi's next enterprise was to record the ruins of ancient Rome. It was to be the biggest project of his life. In 1756 Piranesi published his Roman Antiquities, four huge volumes containing over 200 folio plates. Hind's work is still one of the standard works on Piranesi. In all Hind describes 146 of Piranesi's work, including all the views of Rome, and the Carceri. Hind is invaluable for information on watermarks and states of each etching. He also provides information on dimensions, numbering, and publishers. Hind also provides a complite list of all the known works of Piranesi. He also provides a bibliography, and index, and illustrations of 124 the views of Rome.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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