Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum, discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. With some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients. And a short description of the antiquities of the neighbourhood of Naples. By Mr. Bellicard, architect, member of the Academies of Bologna and Florence. Enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by the author.
Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger (Paris 1715 - Paris 1790)
Category
Books
Date
1753
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 3211908
Summary
Bibliographic description
vii, [1], 236, [4] p., 42 leaves of plates (4 folded) : ill., plans ; 8vo. Provenance: manuscript former shelfmarks on rear pastedown (both crossed-out in pencil): A7 (in pencil), B3 (in black ink). Binding: eighteenth-century sprinkled calf, double gilt fillet border; blind roll on board edges; gilt spine, five raised bands sewn on three cords, brown morocco gilt spine label: Observat Upon Herculan. Red sprinkled edges.
Makers and roles
Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger (Paris 1715 - Paris 1790) Jérôme Charles Bellicard (1726-1786)