Detail View: ECA Rare Books: Vedute di Roma, Unpaginated
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Work Record ID:
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0055617
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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RECA.FF.248
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Holding Institution:
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University of Edinburgh
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Title:
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Vedute di Roma
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Translated Title:
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Views of Rome, Roman Views
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Subset Index:
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Unpaginated
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Creator:
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Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (b.1720, d.1778)
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Creator Nationality:
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Italian
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Description:
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All three of these images are from Vol. 1 in the collection of 3 volumes held at the Center for Research Collections. This work was done as an ongoing prject that allowed Piranesi to document architecture, because although he did etchng as a profession, he always considered himself an architect. They are part of the art collection/book Vedute di Roma published in 1778, the same year as Piranesi's death. Piranesi created these etched views of Rome from 1747 to 1778. This image is the later of the three, being made in 1762, but is far from the last of Piranesi's works. The Port of Ripa Grande is located on the Tiber, Italy's third longest river. The port itself was rebuilt in the 17th century, making Piranesi's etching a more modern representation of a port that was highly influencial in the time of the ancient Romans.
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Technique:
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Etching
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Secondary Technique:
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Print
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Location:
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Centre for Research Collections/Main Library
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Style or Period:
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18th Century
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Subject:
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Port of Ripa Grande
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Subject Place:
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Rome, Italy
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Subject Category:
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Travel
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Subject:
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Tiber River
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Subject Place:
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Rome, Italy
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Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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Provenance Notes:
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Small ink stamp; Royal Institution of Scotland 1819
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Tag:
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Travel
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Tag:
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Archives
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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96487192
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Repro Title:
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Vedute di Roma, Unpaginated
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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Repro Publication Status:
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Full public access
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