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
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 3049760
Summary
Bibliographic description
10p.,100 leaves of plates . fol... The lower half of the title page is torn and missing, making it impossible to ascertain whether this is the 1715 original or the 1717 re-issue. As Blathwayt's name appears in the 1715 list of subscribers I assume it is the 1715 issue. Plate 62 is incorrectly bound-in between 54 and 55. All plates are present but: plate 2 is creased; page 7, subscriber's list and plates 8, 10, 16, 20, 24, 35-7, 39, 41, 44, 46-7, 54, 62, 66, 69-70, 76, 78, 80, 86(repaired with tape), 87, 88, 92 and 97 are torn in varying degrees. Plates 99 and 100 are badly creased and torn.. Binding: Calf; gilt and blind rolled, blind tooled; rebacked (much of original spine retained); spine gilt. Spine and hinges weakened and splitting internally, stitching visible.
Provenance
Indigenous collection purchased by Ministry of Works in 1954 and given to Dyrham Park in 1961.
Makers and roles
Colen Campbell (1676 - c.1729)