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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma (F. 428-29, 431-479; W.-E. 559-60, 562-612)
etchings, before 1762, the complete Italian set of 48 sheets, consisting of the two titles in Latin and Italian, 31 pages of Italian text with one vignette, six pages of text relating to the large plan of the Campo Marzio, five pages of indices and the set of 48 sheets (including a plate after F. Fontana by A. van Westerhout printed on two sheets), without the Latin text with the ornamental letter A (W.-E. 561), fine impressions, some with watermark Cartouche with GCS Subiaco (Robison 74) and Fleur-de Lys (Robison 70), or AMG Serarfni Fabriano (Robison 57) and double-encircled Fleur-de-Lys (Robison 43), or single-encircled Fleur-de-Lys (Robison 25), or single-encircled Fleur-de-Lys with superimposed AMGS (Robison 21), from a Roman edition, with margins, the larger sheets with the usual central vertical fold, occasional pale foxing and staining, generally in good condition, within original 18th century grey paper wrappers
overall S. 580 x 850mm. (album)
Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma (F. 428-29, 431-479; W.-E. 559-60, 562-612)
etchings, before 1762, the complete Italian set of 48 sheets, consisting of the two titles in Latin and Italian, 31 pages of Italian text with one vignette, six pages of text relating to the large plan of the Campo Marzio, five pages of indices and the set of 48 sheets (including a plate after F. Fontana by A. van Westerhout printed on two sheets), without the Latin text with the ornamental letter A (W.-E. 561), fine impressions, some with watermark Cartouche with GCS Subiaco (Robison 74) and Fleur-de Lys (Robison 70), or AMG Serarfni Fabriano (Robison 57) and double-encircled Fleur-de-Lys (Robison 43), or single-encircled Fleur-de-Lys (Robison 25), or single-encircled Fleur-de-Lys with superimposed AMGS (Robison 21), from a Roman edition, with margins, the larger sheets with the usual central vertical fold, occasional pale foxing and staining, generally in good condition, within original 18th century grey paper wrappers
overall S. 580 x 850mm. (album)