Carceri d'Invenzione

• 1 modern title page
• 1 index sheets with all titles,
• 16 prints by Piranesi,

The edition is cased in an elegant and beautiful porto-folio black linen and embossed on the cover in silver.

Paper size: 65.0 x 53.0 cm.

Heritage Editions BV is proud to introduce a Fine Art Facsimile Edition of the complete plates of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Carceri d'Invenzione. Our Fine Art Facsimiles are the perfect image of the original hand-coloured engravings. It constitutes the faithful reproduction of a engraved plate in all its detail, using methods of printing and craftsmanship, perfectly reflecting the shading of individual tones of colour and lines. Heritage Editions attaches great importance to the materials resistance to ageing, so that both value and durability of our edition may be considered as virtually unlimited. The paper we use is 268 g/m mat archival acid-free art paper. The printing is so accurate that from behind glass, the naked eye is unable to distinguish the original from the facsimile. In addition, our facsimiles are of course exactly the same size as the originals. Lastly, the prints are in an elegant porto-folio covered in a special black linen and embossed on the cover with the title in silver. Each facsimile has it all: every incredibly fine line detail of every engraved plate.

Ghent University Collection:

Ghent University (Belgium,) owns one of the world's largest collection of original etchings by Piranesi. Until now, their Piranesi collection has never been published nor exhibited. The core of their collection contains a very beautiful complete set of the "First French Edition" including the complete series of the Carceri. Probably but this is not quite sure yet, is this the set Traité des arts d'architecture, peinture et sculpture, Rome, 1756-1800.

Joseph Bonaparte:

In 1803, Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother, and the King of Naples (1806-1808), and later the King of Spain (1808 - 1813) donated Piranesi's original etchings to the Ghent Library.

Strictly limited edition of 250 copies
The edition will be limited to two hundred and fifty complete sets in portfolios, numbered 1/250 to 250/250, with an additional five boxes hors de commerce, numbered HC I/V to HC V/V.
<strong>Return Guarantee
We know that our facsimiles are perfect - but we know that you won’t know this until you see one for yourself. So, if you’re not perfectly satisfied with this box we’ve made for you, you can return it to us within thirty days in its original perfect condition and packed in its original shipping container. We’ll credit back to you the full purchase price of the portfolio you return. You will only be responsible for return shipping costs.

Two hand-crafted elegant Solander boxes with silver lettering

Certificate of Authenticity
Every box is accompanied with a certificate of authenticity.

Delivery time 4 weeks
As the portofolios will be made on demand by Holland’s best professional bookbinder we must ask for a delivery time of 4 weeks after receiving your payment.