Vitruvius Britannicus, . or the British architect, containing the plans, elevations, and sections of the regular buildings, both publick and private, in Great Britain, with variety of new designs; in 200 large folio plates ... in II volumes ... by Colen Campbell Esqr. = Vitruvius Britannicus, ou l'architecte britannique, contenant les plans, elevations, & sections des bâtimens reguliers, tant particuliers que publics de la Grande Bretagne, ... en deux tomes. ... Par le Sieur Campbell. ...
Colen Campbell (1676 - c.1729)
Category
Books
Date
1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3049759
Summary
Bibliographic description
10p.,100 leaves of plates . fol... Provenance: Nineteenth-century large Harpur, Crewe, Lovell and [unidentified] armorial bookplate, with inscription: Calke Abbey Library [i.e. Sir John Harpur Crewe, 9th Baronet (1824-1886), m. 1845 Georgiana Stanhope Lovell (1824-1910)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sprinkled leather binding; gilt border and double panel, with gilt stamped cornerpieces; spine gilt decorated and spine label gilt lettered.
Makers and roles
Colen Campbell (1676 - c.1729)