Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)

ROMA ANTICA, MEDIA, E MODERNA, O SIA GUIDA PER LA CITTA DI ROMA...

1775
... o sia Guida per la citta` di Roma divisa in dieci giornate... Book format 16°, 15,5x10,2 cm. 218 numbered p., in Italian. Allegory of Rome on half-title page, foldable map of the city on frontispiece, woodcut initials, vignettes and illustrations in text + 7 foldable illustrations depicting most famous churches, some engraved by G. B. Piranesi. Hard cardboard binding, marbled edge. Issued in Rome in 1775: Dalle stampe del Casaletti a Sant` Eustachio. Slightly loose binding at the beginning and end of the book, some sheets are slightly worn, restored; stained paper in several places, losses in the spine area, overall good condition.