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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW ENGLAND LIBRARY*
(Lots 652-702)
The following lots are being offered on behalf of a New England Library. No sales tax is due on the purchase price of any of these lots if they are picked up or delivered in the State of New York (see notice on p. *** for complete details). As institutional copies, their condition varies, and includes library marks and stamps on some bindings and plates. These lots are being sold as collections of plates, not subject to return.
ROSSINI, Luigi (1790-1857). Le Antichita romane ossia raccolta delle piu interessanti vedute di Roma antica. Rome: Negozio Scudellari and the author, 1829. Oblong 2o. Profusion of engraved plates by Rossini. 19th-century green quarter morocco (worn). Berlin Kat. 1916.
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ROSSINI, Luigi (1790-1857). Le Antichita romane ossia raccolta delle piu interessanti vedute di Roma antica. Rome: Negozio Scudellari and the author, 1829. Oblong 2o. Profusion of engraved plates by Rossini. 19th-century green quarter morocco (worn). Berlin Kat. 1916.
[With]:
Le Antichita dei contorni di Roma. Rome, 1819-23. Numerous engraved plates by Rossini. Berlin Kat. 1917. -- [Bound with]: Le Porte antiche e moderne del recinto di Roma. Rome, 1829. 2o. Many plates. 19th-century green quarter morocco (worn).
Luigi Rossini, architect, artist and engraver, was born in Rome. He was a pupil of Canova and was influenced by Piranesi. "The mantle of Piranesi fell on Luigi Rossini, who engraved many large plates of the ancient architecture of Rome (mostly between 1817 and 1824)... His plates have strength, especially in dealing with masses of dark masonry" (see Hind A History of Engraving and Etching p. 232). (2)
[With]:
Le Antichita dei contorni di Roma. Rome, 1819-23. Numerous engraved plates by Rossini. Berlin Kat. 1917. -- [Bound with]: Le Porte antiche e moderne del recinto di Roma. Rome, 1829. 2o. Many plates. 19th-century green quarter morocco (worn).
Luigi Rossini, architect, artist and engraver, was born in Rome. He was a pupil of Canova and was influenced by Piranesi. "The mantle of Piranesi fell on Luigi Rossini, who engraved many large plates of the ancient architecture of Rome (mostly between 1817 and 1824)... His plates have strength, especially in dealing with masses of dark masonry" (see Hind A History of Engraving and Etching p. 232). (2)