An enquiry into the origin and early history of engraving, . upon copper and in wood, with an account of engravers and their works, from the invention of chalcography by Maso Finiguerre to the time of Marc' Antonio Raimondi. By William Young Ottley, [...].
William Young Ottley (1771-1836)
Category
Books
Date
1816
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3048737
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. (xxii,478,478*,[1]; [6],479-836p.), 21 plates (1 folding) . ill.. (wood and metal cuts) . 4to.. Not indigenous. Provenance: Nineteenth-century book labels lettered L. C. Berger (Franks 2306). Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991). Inscribed on v.1 flyleaf in Norris's hand: Last 1941 Dec. 11 £1-12.. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; gilt tools within quadruple gilt fillets to form a border; gilt-tooled inner borders; gilt-rolled edges; spine gilt with brown and green labels: "History of engraving"; sewn on five raised bands.
Makers and roles
William Young Ottley (1771-1836)