Letters to his family, 1778-1781.

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Letters to his family, 1778-1781.

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To his uncle, Giovanni Maria Selva, and very occasionally to his father, from Rome and Naples (1778 Oct.-1780 May), where he was continuing his architectural training, and during journeys to Marseilles (1780 Sept.-Oct.) and northern Europe (1781 May-Dec.) apparently undertaken to look at tools, instruments, manufacturing establishments, and hydraulic engineering projects in connection with the business of the Arsenale in Venice. The travel letters are long and detailed with extensive commentary on sights and sites, especially festivals, harbors, and canals, although comments on strictly architectural matters are rare. References to his friend Antonio Canova and his teacher Temanza appear throughout. It has not been established whether parts of the series have been lost, or whether the breaks in the correspondence represent periods of time spent in Venice. Chronologically arranged.

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