piranesi

1804

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TEMPLES OF THE TIME OF THE REPUBLIC.

Plans, sections and details of the so-called Temples
of Minerva Medica.
of Venus and Cupid.
of Bacchus.
Temples of Piety.
And another new one.

TEMPLES DURING THE TIMES OF THE EMPERORS,

Plans, sections and details of the famous Temple
thundering Jupiter;
Temples said Jupiter Stator,
of Concord,
of Jupiter and Juno, joined, to the Porticoes, of Octavia,
temples of peace,
of Venus and Rome,
of Antoninus and Faustina,
of Nerva,
of Domitian,
of the Sun,
And others, brought up to Constantine, whose enumeration would be too long.

All these temples will form three volumes, containing 300 plates
A volume of dissertations and explanations.

ANCIENT BASILICAS.

Plans, sections and details of the Basilicas
of Caius and Lucius,
of Trajan,
of Antoninus,

And the principal churches, on the style and form of the Basilicas considered by Constantine, such as Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul, Saint-Jean, Sainte-Mary Major, Holy Cross of Jerusalem and Holy Mary beyond the Tiber.
The first three with five naves, and the last three with three naves.

ANCIENT THEATERS.

IV, V, VI Sections.

PLANS, sections and details of the Theaters
of Scaure,
of Pompey
of Balbo,
of Marcellus.

We will take care to give more details on the theater of Marcellus, whose remains still offer the most beautiful profiles known in Rome, of the two Doric and Ionic orders, whose proportions and elegance are particularly remarkable.

Two volumes containing 80 plates.
A volume of dissertations and explanations.

ANCIENT AMPHITHEATERS AND NAUMACHIA.

PLANS, sections and details of the Amphitheaters of Statilio tauro.
Amphitheater of Flavio, known as the Coliseum, with the boxes which contained wild and ferocious beasts.
Castrense amphitheater.
Details presented on the Flavio amphitheater will give the most interesting clarifications, 1) on the means employed to overcome the difficulties encountered when it comes to preparing and cutting the stones intended to form the curve of the arches or vaults; 2) on the different orders of ancient architecture; 3) on the mode of fixing the bronze axes which supported the fabrics being used as cover; 4) and on the distribution and collocation of the steps which occupied in a way as easy as convenient, the inclined planes which were intended for them.

Other amphitheatres, called Naumachie, intended for combat at sea.
Naumachia of Augustus and Domitian.

The knowledge of these monuments is important, as much in relation to the construction as for the usefulness that the ancients derived from them, forming under their eyes, and by the simulacrum of naval battles, the youth destined for maritime service.

Two volumes containing 200 plates
A volume of dissertations and explanations.

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