Sheet with two representations of ornamental mantelpieces. Above: a mantelpiece including caryatids, bucrania and arabesques. Bottom: a mantelpiece with masks, candlesticks and shields with snakes. Numbered lower right: 6. Designs for two mantelpieces Designs of decorations for mantelpieces and other parts of the house (series title) Diversi maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca and Greca with an apologetic rationale in defence of the architettura Egizia, and Tuscany, opera by the Giambattista Giambattista Piranesi architetto (

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