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<dl><dd>Edited by P.P. Montagnani</dd>
<dd>Engraved title vignettes and head-pieces</dd>
<dd>Originally published 1767 by the author. Cf. British Architectural Library</dd>
<dd>The first volume is in two parts and the second volume in four parts, with separate title leaves for vol. 1 pt. 2 and vol. 1, pts. 1, 2 and 3-4</dd>
<dd>A separate supplementary volume with treatises by Stefano Raffei, consisting of seven dissertations, each with a special title page, was also published in 1821</dd>
<dd>Pagination, volume 1: XXIV, CIII, [5], 107, [1] pages; volume 2: [4], 109-218, [4], 219-370, [2] pages; [135] leaves of plates (some folded)</dd>
<dd>"De' libri citati in quest' opera": vol. 2, pages 287-291</dd>
<dd>Tomo I. Prefazione. Trattato preliminare dell' arte del disegno degli antichi popoli -- tomo II, parte I. Mitologia sacra -- tomo II, parte II. Mitologia storica -- tomo II, parte III e IV. Storia greca e romana. Rita costumi ed arti. Indici</dd>
<dd>British Architectural Library. Early printed books</dd>
<dd>Library's copy inscribed by Benjamin (Benjaminus) Jennings on title pages</dd>
<dd>Binding: paper over boards with new cloth spines</dd>
<dd>The supplement is cataloged separately and shelved in Special Collections under accession number 85-B23328</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Art, Ancient; Art, Greek; Art, Greco-Roman; Sculpture; Gems; Mural painting and decoration, Ancient; Vase-painting, Greek; Art, Ancient; Art, Greco-Roman; Art, Greek; Gems; Sculpture</div>
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<dl><dd>Winckelmann, Johann Joachim, 1717-1768, creator</dd>
<dd>Montagnani, Pietro Paolo, 1740- editor</dd>
<dd>Mordacchini, Carlo, printer</dd>
<dd>Supplement (work): Raffei, Stefano, 1712-1788. Dissertazione da servire di supplemento all' opera dei Monumenti antichi inediti di Giovanni Winckelmann</dd></dl></div>
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