Evil eye, or, fascinum : observations on an antique bas-relief, on which it is represented, being the only one of the kind discovered / described by J. Minnengen ; illustrated by a plate and further observations by the Rev. S. Weston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millingen, James, 1774-1845.

Contributor:

Weston, Stephen, 1747-1830.

Society of Antiquaries of London.

Henry Charles Lea Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evil eye in art.

Penn Provenance:

Lea, Henry Charles, 1825-1909 (autograph) (bookplate)

Physical Description:

pages 70-74, 99-101 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 30 cm

Other Title:

Evil eye

Fascinum

Place of Publication:

London : The Society of Antiquaries of London, 1821.

Contents:

Some observations on an antique bas-relief on which the evil eye or fascinum is represented / by James Millingen (read 8th Jan. 1818)

Further observations on the bas-relief supposed to represent the evil eye / by the Rev. Stephen Weston (read 29th Jan. 1818).

Notes:

Title and statement of responsibility from label on front wrapper.

"Royal Society of Antiquaries, London."--Front wrapper.

Articles extracted from: Archaeologia, or, Miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity, v. 19 (1821).

In blue paper wrappers.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy bound in paper boards (32 cm. in height) with white ms. label on upper board ("Minnengen. Evil eye"); Henry Charles Lea's bookplate on verso of upper board and his autograph (1879) on front wrapper.

OCLC:

365063746