Beauties of continental architecture, : in a series of views of ancient cathedrals and other remarkable public buildings, in France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. / Engraved by the late John Coney, from his own drawings, taken on the spot. Twenty-eight plates and fifty-six vignettes. With descriptive and historical illustrations..

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coney, John, 1786-1833.

Contributor:

Raley, Robert L., Former owner.

Lomnitz, Mabel., Former owner.

Nattali, Michael Angelo., Publisher.

Coney, John, 1786-1833., Engraver.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Europe.

Architecture.

Cathedrals--Europe.

Cathedrals.

Genre:

Architectural drawings.

Armorial bookplates (Provenance)

Gilt edges (Binding)

Gold tooled bindings (Binding) -- 1843.

Physical Description:

[60] p., [30] leaves of plates (2 double) : frontispiece, mounted ill. ; 38 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : M. A. Nattali, 23 Bedford Street, Covent Garden., MDCCCXLIII. [1843]

Notes:

Explanatory text in English and French.

Drawn and engraved by John Coney.

Engraved vignette on t.p.

Includes 28 engraved illustrations (incl. frontispiece), drawn and engraved by Coley on [30] leaves of plates, each accompanied by guard sheet; also includes 56 mounted vignettes on letterpress pages of text.

Plates [25] and [26] are double.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Half bound in brown morocco ; gilt edges ; gilt decorations and ornaments on spine ; with marbled boards and endpapers.

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Robert L. Raley/Carpenters' Company Collection.

Athenaeum copy: Robert L. Raley armorial bookplate: The Carpenters Company of Philadelphia.

Athenaeum copy: Spine title: Coney's beauties of continental architecture.

Athenaeum copy: With ms. signature on front paste-down: Mabel E. Lomnitz,1896.

OCLC:

6597095