Title
Disegno del modo di condurre l'obelisco detto uolgarm[en]te la Guglia dal luogo remoto dietro la Chiesa di S. Pietro
Authors
Fontana, Domenico, 1543-1607; Guerra, Giovanni, 1544-1618; Bonifacio, Natale, 1538-1592; Grassi, Bartolomeo, active 1582-1600
Publisher
Romae : Apud Bartholomeum Grassium, MDLXXXVI
Summary
Full Title: Disegno del modo di condurre l'obelisco detto uolgarm[en]te la Guglia dal luogo remoto dietro la Chiesa di S. Pietro / Domenico Fontana da mili diocesi di Como inventore et condvttore ; Natalis Bonafatius Sebenicinsis in aere incidebat ; Io. Gverra M. Lin. ; NB. F. Collection: Views of Rome Collection (Emory University. Rose Library) Physical Type/Description: 1 art print : etching, black & white ; 52 x 119 cm General Note: Diagram illustrating how an obelisk (the Obelisco Vaticano) was moved and erected in Saint Peter's Square in Rome, with the use of elaborate scaffolds and horse-drawn pulleys. Includes dedication to Pope Sixtus V, references A-N detailing the engineering project, and views of Saint Peter's Basilica. Consists of 3 separate sheets joined together. Read Less Local Note: The online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program