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Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette vday sale 2026 108 b/w illustrationsWith Opinions on Architecture, and a Preface to a New Treatise on the Introduction and Progress of the Fine Arts in Europe in Ancient Times Giovanni Battista Piranesi Introduction by John Wilton Ely Translation by Caroline Beamish and David Britt Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Osservazioni is an impassioned defense of the superiority of Roman architectural invention over the beautiful and noble simplicity of ancient Greece. In this