Identifier: museumofclassical00falk (find matches)
Title: The museum of classical antiquities : being a series of essays on ancient art
Year: 1860 (1860s)
Authors: Falkener, Edward, 1814-1896 Wood, J. E Davies, Benjamin Rees
Subjects: Classical antiquities Archaeology
Publisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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Birds-eye View of the Thcntie of Yeroua, as existing in 1749. By Cristofali. THEATRE OF VERONA. 181 by Sarayna in 1510; subsequently by himself in 1560; andthey have been republished in 1764. The drawings by Cristo-fali were prepared under the direction of Ramanzini, who thusspeaks of them: Queste reliquie del teatro, siccome tali esi fatte, che si puo ancora per esse conoscer benissimo qualfosse Iordine e la struttura di quel meraviglioso edificio, quindiabbiam avuto cura che pel nostro Adrian© Cristofali raccoltefossero e in disegno poste come a tempi nostri si veggon nelcoUe, nolle case e chiese appie di quello edificate.* We miaytherefore regard this drawing, showing as it does the state ofthe building in his time, in its ruined condition, and withoutrestoration, as of incontrovertible authority. The drawings by Palladio are in elevation. They representthe building as restored, but dimensions are put to the severalparts, which give them the appearance of being founded on theadmea

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