illustrated book; print

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Object Type: illustrated book; print
Museum number: 1950,0220.1.1-67
Description: 'Illustrations of the public buildings of London: with historical and descriptive accounts of each edifice. [...] by J. Britton, F.S.A., &c. - and A. Pugin, architect. Vol. I' (London: J. Taylor, J. Britton and A. Pugin) 1825; containing 67 plates showing churches, theaters and other buildings of London, with elevations, plans interiors and outside views, etched by various printmakers, and also including tipped-in plates; with wood-engravings within the text. Together with bookplate of Sidney Young, half-title, illustrated title-page by H Winkles after J Britton, dedication to king George IV, preface, table of contents and index; a small advertisement for this book pasted at the endpaper. Bound in black half-leather, with marbled covers, raised bands and gold tooling at the spine, marbled endpapers and edges. Etching, wood-engraving
Producer name: Published by: Josiah Taylor; Published by: John Britton; Published by: Augustus Charles Pugin; Printed by: J Moyes; Print made by: Henry Winkles; After: John Britton; After: Augustus Charles Pugin; After: Charles James Matthews; Print made by: George Gladwin; Print made by: John Cleghorn; Print made by: John Le Keux; After: Samuel Rayner; After: George Cattermole; After: Thomas Bradberry; Print made by: John Roffe; After: Decimus Burton; Print made by: Frederick James Havell; After: H Ansted; After: James Pennethorne; Print made by: James Carter; After: George Wightwick; After: T Wyatt (?); After: George Belton Moore; Print made by: Thomas Kearnan; Print made by: R Roffe; After: Henry Shaw (?); After: Philip Hardwick; Print made by: Thomas Bradley; After: H Bishop; After: Charles Moore (?)
School/style
Production date: 1825
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 228 millimetres (approx. size of each sheet); Width: 140 millimetres
Curator's comments: Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
Location: Not on display
Subjects: architecture; church; map/plan
Associated names
Associated places: Associated with: London
Associated titles
Acquisition date: 1944
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1950,0220.1.1-67

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