ABC/29 - Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne [The Most Beautiful Monuments of Ancient Rome]

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ABC/29

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Les Plus Beaux Monuments de Rome Ancienne [The Most Beautiful Monuments of Ancient Rome]

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  • 1761 (Creation)

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1 volume

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(1718-1762)

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French painter, etcher and printmaker who spent most of his working life in Rome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Barbault

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A volume offering insight on the monuments and other architectural structures and decorations of Ancient Rome. It comprises a selection of 128 original engravings with their description. Buildings included are: Pantheon; Temple of Peace; Temple of Venus and Rome; Temple of Antoninus Pius; Temple of Antoninus and Faustina; Temple of Jupiter Stator; Temple of Concord; Temple of Jupiter Thunder ; Temple of Vesta; Temple of Virile Fortune; Temple of Pallas in the Nerva Square; Temple of Minerva called Medica; Temple of Venus and Cupid; Temple of the Ridiculous God; Fountain of Muse Egeria; Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus; Arch of Titus; Arch of Triumph of Constantine the Great; Arch of Drufus ; The Arch of Gallien; Arch of Janus; Theater of Marcellus; Flavian Amphitheater; Camp Amphitheater; Circus of Caracalla; Nerva Square; Trajan's Column and Obelisks; Column of Marcus Aurelius and Obelisks; Obelisks; Milestone and Pieces; Portico of Octavia; Palace of Cesars; Plan of Diocletian Baths; Remains of the same Baths; Plans of the Baths of Caracalla; Remains of the same Baths; Aqua Claudia Aqueducts ; Other Aqueducts outside Rome; Aqueducts of Neron; Remains of the Aqueduct of Neron and the Temple of Fauna; Castle of Aqua Marcia; Aqueduct of the Aqua Virgo; Mausoleum and Adrien's Bridge; The Mausoleum of Caius Cestius; Tomb of Metella; Tomb of Scipios; The Altar or the Tripod of Apollo; The Altar of Bachus; Pieces of Herculaneum; The Centaur; The Centauresse; different antique bas-reliefs and sculptures.

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  • French

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