10-Wick Earth Lamp-Bird & Griffin-Herculaneum-Piroli 1804 Copper Engraved Print

Description: Method of payment 10-Wick Earth Lamp-Bird & Griffin- Lamps- Herculaneum Piroli 1804 Copper Plate Engraving An Original Historical Print from HistoryOnPaper (Below is a rough translation from the French of the engraving's description.) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE VOLUME (TOME) VI -- PLATE 15 FIG. I. Ten-Wick Earth Lamp. It is of such a small proportion, that one cannot suppose that it has been put into use. One finds, in the cabinets of the amateurs, various utensils remarkable like this one, by their smallness; and we must remember on this occasion that among the ancients, as well as among us, there was a small imitation of an infinity of objects to amuse children; these presents took place mainly on the birth day, from relatives, friends and even servants. The comic poets have also preserved for us the memory of these usages (Plaut. Bud. IV, 4, v. 110). The inscription under the lamp bears C. TV. PRI. that one can read Caius TVllius PRIscus or PRImitivus or PRImus; names which no doubt designate the manufacturer. FIG. II. Lamp with two wicks in the shape of a fish. FIG. II. Other with four wicks, remarkable only by the crescent which ends the handle. FIG. II. Other in the shape of a roughly expressed bird. A hole on the back served to introduce the oil; instead of the wings are the cups to place the wicks. We recognize a dove in this bird, which may mean that the lamp is one of those dedicated to the vigils of Venus. FIG. II. Bronze lamp. The handle is decorated with a horse's head; from the mouth comes a chain which is attached to the ring of a button closing the opening of the lamp; the support is a tripod with lion's claws, decorated with a large sheet worked with research. FIG. V. Another bronze lamp, the handle of which ends in the head of a griffin. Its support is an elegant tripod, the motif of which is the union of three dolphins, having a sea conch in their mouths, and supporting a disc with their tails. Read Historical Note Below. Type of Print Lithograph - Wood Engraving - Steel Engraving - Copper Engraving - Photogravure Printing Year 1804 Artist - Engraver - Publisher Piroli- Piroli or Leblanc - P. Piranesi Printed in Paris Print Size (Approx) 8 inches X 11 inches IMAGE(S) BELOW MAY BE ENLARGED TO SHOW DETAIL Paper weight/type Thin - Medium - Heavy - Other Reverse side Blank - Related text/pictures - Unrelated text/pictures Condition Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest) Description Some expected age & foxing; a great print with only minor surface faults and handling wear; Please inspect image Notes This Is An Original Print from History-On-Paper HISTORICAL INFORMATION: This copper plate print (engraving) is from Tommaso Piroli's (Italian engraver, 1752-1824) Antiquités d'Herculanum gravées par Th. Piroli avec une explication par S-Ph Caude, 1804-1806, Paris, F et P Piranesi, T. ---- Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Like the nearby city of Pompeii, Herculaneum is famous as one of the few ancient cities to be preserved nearly intact, as the ash that blanketed the town protected it against looting and the elements. Although less known than Pompeii today, it was the first and, for a long time, the only discovered Vesuvian city (in 1709). Pompeii was revealed in 1748 and identified in 1763. Unlike Pompeii, the mainly pyroclastic material that covered Herculaneum carbonized and preserved more wooden objects such as roofs, beds, and doors, as well as other organic-based materials such as food and papyrus. ~~~~ Volumes 1 - 3 of this classic work on Herculaneum contained plates of art work (pictures) found at the site. Volume 4 contained engravings of discovered Busts and Reliefs that were created in bronze. Volume 5 was of statues found. Volume 6 contained 50 engravings by Piroli of ancient lamps found in the excavations. Herculaneum; a town in Italy which was destroyed along with Pompeii by Mt Vesuvious’ eruption in 79ce. Damaged by an earthquake in A.D. 63, it was completely buried, along with Pompeii Pompeii, ancient city of S Italy, a port near Naples and at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius, by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Before the earthquake, it was a popular Roman resort and residential town with fine villas. The first discovery of ruins was made in 1709, and excavations have continued since. Important early finds were the sumptuous so-called Villa of the Papyri (with a large library, and bronze and marble statues), a basilica with fine murals, and a theater. The modern towns of Resina and Portici are on the site. CONDITION: Please INSPECT PHOTO. May be Enlarged for viewing. Please inquire if you have a question. This is an original print, not a reproduction. 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Prior to this, virtually all prints (and engravings) were produced as illustrations to be included in a manuscript, book, newspaper, or pamphlet. Therefore, a vast majority of original prints have been over the years removed from these original sources. Prints are produced using many different techniques: relief printing (woodcut & wood engraving), intaglio printing (steel & copper plate engraving, drypoint, aquatint, etc), and planographic printing (lithography, serigraphy, inkjet, laser, etc.). While the commercial value of a print depends on such factors as age, rarity, and condition, the real value of a print is its tie to its history and/or its esthetic beauty. History-On-Paper Contact me if you are looking for prints of a specific topic. Item #0823-1519

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