LJS 178 Report on efforts to repair the Acqua Felice
Title
Report on efforts to repair the Acqua FeliceOther related names
- Imperiali, Giuseppe Renato, 1651-1737, former owner
- North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827, former owner
- Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner
- Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988, former owner
- Stanitz, John D, former owner
Call number
LJS 178(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 5760415
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5760415
Publisher
The University of Pennsylvania LibrariesLanguage
ItalianOrigin
Probably written in Rome, ca. 1683 (latest date in text, p. 524 and elsewhere).
- Date
- ca. 1683
- Place
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Rome
Summary
Report on attempts to address problems with water levels from the Acqua Felice, an aqueduct constructed in the late 16th century during the papacy of Sixtus V from springs at the Pantano di Griffi to the terminal fountain (mostra) at the Piazza della Terme. The report reviews earlier investigations in 1664 by architect and engineer Luigi Bernini, brother of the sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and discusses renewed efforts in 1683 by the architect Mattia de Rossi and Dutch engineer Cornelis Meijer. The report is a disbound gathering from a large volume.
Notes
- Ms. gathering.
- Title supplied by cataloger.
Watermark
6-pointed star inscribed in a circle with a cross above and initial F below.Extent
20 leaves : 270 x 203 (232 x 145) mmCollation
Paper, 20 leaves; 1²⁰; [523-562], contemporary pagination in pencil, upper right recto.Support
PaperLayout
Script
Provenance
- Part of a manuscript formerly owned by Cardinal Giuseppe Renao Imperiali (Kraus).
- Part of a manuscript formerly owned by Frederick North, Earl of Guilford; sold at auction at Messrs. Evans (London) as part of his collection (Kraus).
- Part of a manuscript formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps, ms. 21129.
- Sold as part of the residue of the Phillipps collection first to William H. Robinson Ltd., 1945, and again to H. P. Kraus, Mar. 1978 (Kraus ms. 1010).
- Formerly owned by John D. Stanitz (Cleveland, Ohio), Ms. 9.
- Acquired by Lawrence J. Schoenberg with other Stanitz manuscripts, Sept. 1997.
- Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.
Subjects topical
- Aqueducts--Italy--Rome--Early works to 1800
- Water-supply--Italy--Rome--Early works to 1800
- Technology--Early works to 1800
Genres
- Codices
- Reports
- Manuscripts, Italian--17th century
- Manuscripts, European
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