The drawings for plates I-XI and XVIII were prepared by the architect, A. Uggeri, augmenting those commissioned by the author. Engraving by various artists. Some plates unattributed

Italian and French in parallel columns

Engraved title vignette and head and tail pieces

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Library's copy 2 t.p. concludes: ... Bianconi, ordinata e publicata con note e versione francese dall' avvocato Carlo Fea e corredata di tavoli in rame rettificate e compite si la faccia del luogo dall' architetto Angelo Uggieri Milanese. 46 cm. Plates bound in at end. Former owner has dated purchase as 1790. "Manifesto di associazione" dated 1789 laid in

XXI, [1], CXXX, [2] p., XX leaves of plates (7 folded) : 44 cm (fol.)

The work describes the race course on the Appian Way once believed to have been commissioned by Caracalla but now known to have been part of a villa/palace commissioned by Maxentius in 309 A.D. Cf. Royal Academy of Arts collections

The plates show plans, elevations, sections, views, reconstructions and details of the race course. Cf. Royal Academy of Arts collections

French title: Des jeux circenses

Engraved title vignette

The drawings for plates I-XI and XVIII were prepared by the architect, A. Uggeri, augmenting those commissioned by the author. Engraving by various artists. Some plates unattributed. Cf. Royal Academy of Arts collection

Engraved title vignette; head- and tail-pieces

First edition

Signatures: [A]² B-E² [F]¹ a²-2k²

Prefazione dell'Avvocato Carlo Fea = Préface de l'avocat Charles Fea -- Dei Giuochi Circensi = Des Jeux Circenses -- Descrizione delle tavole [I-XX] ... e delle altre tavole, e vignette [I-V] = Description des planches ... -- Indice dei capi ... = Table des chapitres ... -- Indice ... secondo un'altra dispozione, che l'autore voleva dare ... = Table ... suivant une autre disposition ... -- Indice degli autori citati -- Indice delle materie = Table des matières -- Imprimaturs; Approvazioni

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