An inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue; . in two treatises. I. Concerning beauty, order, harmony, design. II. Concerning moral good and evil.
Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746)
Category
Books
Date
1726
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3025464
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxvi,[2],304p. . 8vo. Provenance: Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf binding; double gilt fillet border; blind roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt title label and date stamped on spine. Red and brown sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746)