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Monumenti di Fabbriche antiche estratti dai disegni dei piu celebri autori da Gia. Battista Cipriani Sanese, Rome 1796

Engraved by Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian
Designer Giovanni Battista Cipriani Italian

1796–1803

Not on view

The book comprises numerous engravings of many of the monuments of ancient Rome. Plate I in volume I identifies Cipriani as the designer and the engraver of the plates but it is unlikely he made them all. Volume I = 1796, Volume II = 1799; Volume III 1803.

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Title: Monumenti di Fabbriche antiche estratti dai disegni dei piu celebri autori da Gia. Battista Cipriani Sanese, Rome 1796

Artist: Engraved by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))

Designer: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))

Date: 1796–1803

Medium: Book, three volumes with engraved illustrations

Dimensions: Overall: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (27.4 × 21.5 cm)

Classification: Books

Credit Line: Gift of Miss Sophie T. Cambia, 1968

Accession Number: 68.654(1–3)

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