Accurata, e succinta descrizione topografica e istorica di Roma moderna . opera postuma dell' Abate Ridolfino Venuti ... ridotta in miglior forma, accresciuta, e ornata di molte figure in rame.
Ridolfino Venuti (1705-1763)
Category
Books
Date
1767
Materials
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3049792
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (viii,288; [4],289-548) [53] plates . 4to.. Not identified in 1768 catalogue.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on final printed leaf of vol. 1: cman [i.e.: George Harry Grey, 6th earl of Stamford (1756-1845).]. Binding: half vellum, printed, decorative, coloured paper (contemporary? Floral design incorporates the initials/makers mark: N.o I.); edges roughly cut; spines lettered in gilt directly onto vellum; Italian binding?.
Makers and roles
Ridolfino Venuti (1705-1763) Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778)