Letter to count Charles Claude d'Angiviller, Rome, 1784 Aug. 4.

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Letter to count Charles Claude d'Angiviller, Rome, 1784 Aug. 4.

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The letter of Jean Baptiste Rondelet was written to the Comte d'Angiviller, Directeur des Bâtiments, at the end of his three and a half month documentation trip to Naples, Malta and Sicily. It is one of several reports sent to his mentor during his two year tour. Rondelet describes each step of his itinerary, which includes important architectural antiquities of the Magna Graecia, as well as modern and contemporary buildings. He notes details of construction materials and techniques, and draws plans and elevations for further study. Rondelet is equally interested in old and new urban developments, fortifications and aqueducts, taking measurements of a light weight aqueduct built in Trapani with modest expense. He likes the city of Valetta on the island of Malta, a well-built city, as few are in Italy. Rondelet closes the letter expressing his gratitude, and the hope that his correspondent (who financed the trip), will not disapprove his endeavor to observe and record all useful things wherever he goes.

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Angiviller, Charles Claude de La Billarderie, comte d', 1730-1809

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Friend of Louis XVI and his Director of Gardens and Structures. From the description of Autograph signature to letter : Versailles, to the Marquise de Vareilles, 1787 Feb. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132475 ...

Rondelet, Jean Baptiste, 1734-1829

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The French architect Jean Baptiste Rondelet, a disciple of Soufflot, was one of the organizers of the new Ecole polytechnique, professor at the Ecole des beaux-arts, and member of the Institut de France. He wrote about architecture, including the five-volume Traîté de l'art de bâtir. From the description of Letter to count Charles Claude d'Angiviller, Rome, 1784 Aug. 4. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82588848 ...