• Prima parte di architetture e prospettive inventate ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi. Rome: Nella stamperia di N. e M. Pagliarini librari a Pasquino, 1743

Curatorial Notes:
  • The Prima parte was Piranesi’s first book, published when he was only 23 years old. It had several elements that can distinguish a book from a suite of plates, including a title page, a dedication, a letterpress text, and an imprimatur on its first page. The dedication to Nicola Giobbe, shown here, refers to one of the many collaborators who contributed to the success of Piranesi’s books. Giobbe, a building contractor who had worked on the Trevi Fountain, gave Piranesi access to his library of 12,000 volumes and introduced him to local architects like Nicola Salvi and Luigi Vanvitelli. Piranesi also collaborated with local printers. Because he did not own the necessary equipment to print letterpress, he had the Prima parte’s text set by the Pagliarini brothers.
Date:
  • 1743
Format:
  • Book
Extent:
  • 16 pl. 51 cm.
Creator:
Publisher:
  • [Roma, Nella stamperia di N.e M. Pagliarini librari a Pasquino, 1743]
Language:
  • Italian
Author:
  • Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778
Credit line:
  • Rare Books, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
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Identifier:
  • ark:/88435/zs25xj78t