An analytical inquiry into the principles of taste.
Richard Payne Knight MP, FRS, FSA (1750-1824)
Category
Books
Date
1805
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 3112901
Summary
Bibliographic description
xxi, [3], 471, [1] p. . 8vo.. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of 'William Fuller Maitland / of Stansted Hall'[The father, 1813-1876, the son 1844-1932]. - Inscription in pencil on front free-endpaper: 'The book seems to have / been provoked by / Hume's statement / that beauty is mainly subjective'. - Extensive markings thoughout, notes on rear endpapers. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf, marbled-paper boards, rebacked, gold-ruled spine, gold-lettered 'Knight's / Inquiry'.
Makers and roles
Richard Payne Knight MP, FRS, FSA (1750-1824)