Iconology; or, a collection of emblematical figures; . containing four hundred and twenty-four remarkable subjects, moral and instructive; in which are displayed the beauty of virtue and deformity of vice. The figures are engraved by the most capital artists, from original designs; with explanations from classical authorities. By George Richardson, architect. In two volumes. Volume second.
Cesare Ripa (1560-1645)
Category
Books
Date
1779
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 3042365
Summary
Bibliographic description
v.2 ([2],73,[4],76-161,[3]p, plates liii-cix) . fol.. Shelved with v.1 of different issue (catalogued separately). Old shelf-mark: Q.2.13.. Provenance: Bookplate: Earl of Morley (pasted over earlier plate). Name of "John Parker, esq." appears on list of subscribers in v.1 (as do Reynolds and Zucchi).. Binding: Sheep, gold tooled spine. Bookshoe.
Makers and roles
Cesare Ripa (1560-1645) William Hamilton (1751-1801) E. Malpas George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)