A catalogue of English heads: or, An account of about two thousand prints, describing what is peculiar on each; as the name, title, or office of the person. The habit, posture, age, or time when done. The name of the painter, graver, scraper, &c. And some particulars relating to their lives. By Joseph Ames, F.R.S. ...
Joseph Ames (1689 - 1759)
Category
Books
Date
1748
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3052188
Summary
Bibliographic description
[4], 182, [2] p. ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript former shelfmark in pencil on rear pastedown: "N4" or "W4". Binding: eighteenth-century quarter-bound calf with marbled paper over boards; sewn onto three supports; five raised bands on spine; gilt title on brown sheepskin label on spine. Textblock edges untrimmed. Binding typical of those by William Windham II (1717-1761).
Makers and roles
Joseph Ames (1689 - 1759), author