Iconology; or, a collection of emblematical figures, moral and instructive; . exhibiting the images of the elements and celestial bodies... selected and composed from the most approved emblematical representations of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and from the compositions of Cavaliere Cesare Ripa, Perugino, by George Richardson, architect.
Cesare Ripa (1560-1645)
Category
Books
Date
1777 - 1779
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3040499
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.1 ([14],vii,[1],49,[4],52-113,[1]p. plates) . fol.. Shelved with v.2 of different issue (catalogued separately). Old shelf-mark: Q.2.12.. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley (pasted over earlier plate). Name of "John Parker, esq." appears on list of subscribers (as do Reynolds and Zucchi).. Binding: Sheep, gold tooled spine. Bookshoes.
Makers and roles
Cesare Ripa (1560-1645) William Hamilton (1751-1801) E. Malpas George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)