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
London
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3182571
Summary
Bibliographic description
10p.,100 leaves of plates ;. fol. Former shelfmarks: P.4.10; 189/5. ProvenanceArmorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754): Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754]. Binding: full sprinkled calf, sewn onto six bands; gold-tooled on spine and board edges, red author/title and volume labels.
Provenance
This was brought to Lanhydrock from Wimpole - see correspondence on file between Julian Gibbs and Michael Trinick, 12 December 1979 and 15 January 1980.
Makers and roles
Colen Campbell (1676 - c.1729)