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Essay on the origin and principles of gothic architecture / by Sir James Hall, Bart. ...
Fine Arts Library - Rare Book NA440 .H35 1798
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, James, 1761-1832.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Gothic--Early works to 1800.
- Architecture, Gothic.
- Penn Provenance:
- Hall, James, 1761-1832 (autograph)
- Seaforth, Lord (inscription)
- Fenton, Colin (bookplate)
- Physical Description:
- 27 pages, 1 unnumbered page, VI leaves of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Origin and principles of gothic architecture
- Place of Publication:
- [Edinburgh?] : [The Royal Society of Edinburgh?], [1798?]
- Notes:
- "From the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Read April 6. 1797."
- "Phil.Trans.Edin: Vol. IV."--Plate I.
- ESTC suggests 1797 as the publication date, however, vol. 4 of the Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh was published in 1798.
- Plates signed by the author and engraved by J. Beugo.
- An expanded version, of which this forms the introduction and first chapter, was published in 1813 with a slightly variant title.
- Signatures: a-c⁴ d².
- Wove paper with "1796" watermark.
- "Read April 6, 1797."
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.
- Library's copy inscribed by the author to Lord Seaforth.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of George B. Tatum, 1995.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T101922
- OCLC:
- 3700829
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