- Museum number
- 1859,0528.6
- Description
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'Architectural antiquities of Normandy, by John Sell Cotman; accompanied by historical and descriptive notices by Dawson Turner, Esq. F.R. and A.S. Unique copy. With impressions of each plate in every state of it. Volume the second' (London: J. & A. Arch; Yarmouth: Cotman), 1822; containing various etchings by Cotman illustrating castles, churchs and ruins of Normandy, all plates by Cotman dated 1819-1820 and various of the plates with multiple proofs in different states, proofs mentioned are before letters unless said otherwise:
Plate 24: Abbey church of Ste Trinite, Caen, west front, and 3 proofs, one of which serves as frontispiece.
Plate 25: Abbey church of Ste Trinite, Caen, east end, and 5 proofs.
Plate 26: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, east end interior, and 2 proofs.
Plate 27: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, north side of the choir, upper compartment, and 2 proofs.
Plate 28: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, arches under the central tower looking from the south transept, and 3 proofs.
Plate 29: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, east side of the south transept, and 2 proofs.
Plate 30: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, interior of the nave, looking west, and 8 proofs.
Plate 31: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, south side of the nave, exterior, and 2 proofs.
Plate 32: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, crypt, and 5 proofs.
Plate 33: Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen, capitals in the choir, and 4 proofs.
Plate 33*: facsimile of the inscription upon the tomb of Queen Matilda at the Abbey church of the Holy Trinity at Caen.
Plate 34: Castle at Dieppe, and 4 proofs.
Plate 35: Church of St Jacques, at Dieppe, west front, with 6 proofs.
Plate 36: Church of St Jacques, at Dieppe, east end, with 5 proofs.
Plate 37: Tower of the church of Haute Allemagne near Caen, with 3 proofs.
Plate 38: Collegiate church of St Hildevert at Gournay, west front, with 3 proofs.
Plate 39: Collegiate church of St Hildevert at Gournay, view across the nave into the north transept, with 3 proofs.
Plate 40: Collegiate church of St Hildevert at Gournay, capitals, with 4 proofs.
Plate 41: Collegiate church of St Hildevert at Gournay, capitals, with 2 proofs.
Plate 42: Chapel aof the Hospital of St Julien, near Rouen, south side, and elevation of west doorway, interior & exterior, with 3 proofs.
Plate 43: Chapel aof the Hospital of St Julien, near Rouen, interior choir & part of nave, with 3 proofs.
Plate 44: Church of Lery near Pont-de-Larche, general view looking south east, with 3 proofs.
Plate 45: Church of Lery near Pont-de-Larche, with 2 lettered proofs and 2 proofs before letters.
Plate 46: Church of Lery near Pont-de-Larche, with 3 proofs.
Plate 47: Elevations of the church of Colomby near Valognes, with 2 proofs.
Plate 48: Chapel in the Castle near Caen, with 1 lettered proof and 3 proofs before letters.
Plate 49-50: Cathedral church of Notre Dame, at Rouen, south transept, from the Place de la Calende, with 5 proofs.
Plate 51-52: Cathedral Church of Notre Dame, Rouen, west front from the Place Notre Dame, folded plate, with 4 proofs.
Plate 53: Crypt in the church of St Gervais, at Rouen, with 4 proofs.
Plate 54: Church of St Paul, at Rouen, with 3 proofs.
Together with woodcut device on title-sheet. Bound at the BM bindery in read leather with Britain's coat of arms in gold on the cover, raised bands and gold lettering on the spine, marbled endpapers and gilded edges.
Etching and woodcut
- Production date
- 1822
- Dimensions
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Height: 495 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 350 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- See 1859,0528.5-8 for the 4 volumes of the series, including this one.
Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Architectural antiquities for Normandy
- Acquisition date
- 1859
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1859,0528.6
