illustrated book; print

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Object Type: illustrated book; print
Museum number: 1944,1014.220.1-61
Description: 'The architectural antiquities of Great Britain, represented and illustrated in a series of views, elevations, plans, sections, and details, of ancient English edifices. With historical and descriptive accounts of each. By John Britton, F.S.A. In five volumes. Vol. I' (London: M.A. Nattali) 1835; containing 58 etchings by various printmakers showing ruins, architectural details, plans, interiors and elevations of buildings. Together with two illustrated title-pages, both etched by John Smith, the first after J. Britton and the second after P. Gyfford, the main title-page with text within ornamental wood-engraved frame by O. Jewitt; with index and list of prints at the back. Bound in green half-leather, with marbled covers, raised bands and gold tooled design at the spine, and marbled endpapers. Etching with some engraving
Producer name: Published by: Longman (plates); Published by: Michael Angelo Nattali (book); Printed by: Thomas Combe; Print made by: Orlando Jewitt; After: Orlando Jewitt; After: John Britton; Print made by: John Roffe; After: Samuel Prout; After: George Arnald; Print made by: William T Woolnoth; Print made by: Joseph Clarendon Smith; After: James Baynes; After: H Neil; After: John Linnell Bond; After: Thomas Sandby; Print made by: R Roffe; Print made by: Samuel Rawle; Print made by: James Storer; After: G Shepherd; After: Frederick Nash; Print made by: Samuel Sparrow; After: Joseph Clarendon Smith; After: John Pye, the younger (?); Print made by: Edward Smith; After: William Alexander; Print made by: Charles Pye Jnr; After: John Adey Repton; After: John Carter; After: Henry Edridge; After: James Cave; After: Wilson Lowry; Print made by: Wilson Lowry; Print made by: Robert Pollard; After: Thomas Hearne; After: Frederick Mackenzie; Print made by: Andrew Birrell; Print made by: William Ellis; Print made by: John Smith (?)
School/style
Production date: 1805-1835 (published in 1835, with most plates dated 1805)
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving; wood-engraving (frame on title-page only); letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 293 millimetres (approx. size of each sheet); Width: 230 millimetres
Curator's comments: Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
Location: Not on display
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Associated names
Associated places: Associated with: British Isles
Associated titles
Acquisition date: 1944
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1944,1014.220.1-61

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