Historical and descriptive essays accompanying a series of engraved specimens of the architectural antiquities of Normandy. . Edited by John Britton, F.S.A., M.R.S.L., ... The subjects measured and drawn by Augustus Pugin, architect; ... and engraved by John and Henry Le Keux.
John Britton (Kington St Michael 1771 – London 1857)
Category
Books
Date
1847
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire
NT 3089160
Summary
Bibliographic description
viii, 4, xx, 40 p., plates : ill., plans ; 4to. (31 cm.) Rudimentary architectural drawing at rear. Provenance: endpaper inscribed: "H. Vernon from GW Jan. 1st 1864"; nineteenth-century round seal bookplate: "Arms of Harry Foley Vernon" [i.e. Sir Harry Foley Vernon (1834-1920)]. Binding: nineteenth-century straight grain red morocco; gold and blind tooled; four false bands; gold lettered spine: Pugin & Le Keux's Architectural antiquities of Normandy.
Makers and roles
John Britton (Kington St Michael 1771 – London 1857) Henry Le Keux (London 1787-1868) John Le Keux (London 1783 – London 1846) Augustus Charles Pugin (Normandy c.1762 - England 1832)