Detail View: Splendore Dell' Antica Roma: Leaf 102 - Moles Adriani Nunc Castrum S. Angeli
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Title:
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Leaf 102 - Moles Adriani Nunc Castrum S. Angeli
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Creator:
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Lauro, Giacomo
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Description:
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The Castle St. Angelo was originally designed by architect Demitriano to be a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian and was completed in 129 AD. It functioned as a mausoleum for a number of years.
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Description:
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The verso of the leaf contains text in three languages with a page title in Italian: Mole di Elio Adriano, hoggi Castello S. Angelo
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Description:
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The building was converted to a military fortress in around 271 AD by Emperor Aurelian when he began to fortify the city by building a wall.
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Subject:
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Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.
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Subject:
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Mausoleums -- Italy -- History.
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Subject:
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Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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Subject:
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Castle St. Angelo
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Subject:
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Fortification -- Italy -- Rome.
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Subject:
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Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.
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Subject:
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Aurelian, Emperor of Rome, 215-275.
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Publisher:
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Andrea Fei, Roma, 1625
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Date:
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1625
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Coverage:
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Rome (Italy)
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Coverage:
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Italy
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Type:
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Still Image
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Extent:
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28.5 x 21 cm
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Format/Medium:
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Engravings
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Source:
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Splendore dell'antica Roma, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
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Relation:
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Catalog record: https://library.scad.edu/record=b1376764
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Rights:
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Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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