Plate 7, Volume 3
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ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
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Portrait format engraving in black and white of the Roman tiles on the Appian Way, passing under the Ustrino area. The engraving depicts the size, shape and depth of the tiles, as well as the way they are fitted together, and the ground that they go on top of. The letters A-D provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.
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Title | Plate 7, Volume 3 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | engraving, paper |
Brief description | 'Plate 7, Volume 3,' engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 3, Giovanni Piranesi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807. |
Physical description | Portrait format engraving in black and white of the Roman tiles on the Appian Way, passing under the Ustrino area. The engraving depicts the size, shape and depth of the tiles, as well as the way they are fitted together, and the ground that they go on top of. The letters A-D provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Veduta dell'antica Via Appia, che passa sotto le mura gia descritte nelle passate tavole dell'Ustrino, oggi ricoperta nelle rovine del medesimo. A. Letto del terreno ben sodato, e battuto con pali, prima di stendere le grossa riempitura alta palmo uno a simiglianza di lastrico composto di clace pozzolana, e scaglie di selci, e sopra di esso piantati a forza i felci. B. tagliati nel roverscio a punta di diamante. C. Altri selci posti a guisa di Cunei, i quali strigono e gagliardamente rinserrano i selci sudetti, che lastricano la Via gia detta, fra quali ognizo palmi euvene uno. D. piu eminente a superiore degli altri di tal fatta, quale dovea servire forse a quelli, che montavano, e smontavano da cavallo, e di riposo a Viandanti. Questo e gli altri inferiori sono piantati sopra un grosso muro di simili scaglie di felci, am piu grandi delle mentovate di sopra. (The inscription explains the letters which are dotted about the engraving, highlighting different aspects. The identify the different materials used in the construction of the road, and how these materials are used in relation to each other. ) |
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Accession number | E.4104-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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