Library Collection. Prints
[A et B. Orthographia utriusque lateris arcuum ductus Aquae Virginis a specu principe ad Hadriani thermas, effossorum prope aedem S. Ignatii ... ]
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 (artist)Ashby, Thomas, 1874-1931 (collector)
Romae
apud Auctorem
1762
1 print : etching ; image 20.7 x 36.5 cm, on sheet 41.8 x 56.2 cm.
The print depicts the elevations, plans and sections of the arches of the Aqua Virgo with the drawings and section of the pipes of the aqueduct. On top right: Tab. XXX; signature lower right: Piranesi F.
30th plate of Piranesi's Campus Martius antiquae Urbis numbered Tab. XXX. Good condition. Illustration in: Campus Martius antiquae Urbis / Ioannis Baptistae Piranesii Antiquariorum Regiae Societatis Londinensis Socii. Romae : apud Auctorem, 1762. Title continues: ... C. Ichnographia eorumdem arcuum. D. denotat vestigia lateris orthographici A. E. denotat vestigia lateris orthographici B. F. Sectio ipsorum arcuum. G. Fragmenta tuborum plumbeorum. H. Area seu lumen eorumdem cum forma tegumenti summae juncturae: quae ibidem reperta sunt. Forms part of: Library Collection. Prints.
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AqueductsArchaeological sitesArchesPipes (Conduits)Pictorial worksAntiquities
ItalyRomeCampo MarzioAqua VirgoRomaLazio
1760-1770
ElevationsEtchingsPlansSections
British School at Rome
XL.611.P.13-33
Closed access material (Library)
The volume originally belonged to Thomas Ashby (1874-1931), Director British School at Rome (1906-1925), who inherited his father’s library and continued to enrich the collection throughout his life. The collection was purchased from his widow in 1931 for the BSR Library thanks to a generous donation from the Treasurer at the time, William Russell.
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