Old England Pictorial Museum of Regan, Ecclesiatical, Baronial, Municipal, and Popular Antiquities, Volume 2

Knight, Charles

Edité par Charles Knight and Co., London, 1845

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Volume 2 only. Gray cloth with gilt spine and gilt castle on front cover. Rubbed at the edges, o/w good copy. Large book 14 inches tall. 1,097 steel engravings, depicting all aspects of English life, very nice. Plus 11 full page hand colored architectural plates plus the color frontispiece. (Tape repaired tear on the frontispiece). 385 pages including index. Volume 2 includes Book V, the period from the accession of Henry VII to the end of the reign of Elizabeth A.D. 1485-1603. Book VI from James I. to the end of the Stuart Dynasty, A.D. 1603-1688. Book VII, from the Revolution to the end of the reign of George II, A.D. 1688-1760. MEDIA SHIPPING ONLY ON THIS GIANT HOSS. This is Old England as seen in hundreds of beautifully reproduced engravings. Here are the splendours of yesteryear. A treasure trove of the past for browsers and collectors alike. The encyclopedic text of this monumental work provides a fact-filled panorama of delight for the casual reader and in-depth information for both the historian and artist. The complete background data necessary to fully understand and appreciate each engraving is provided as well as the historical and artistic forces that produced such genius. The text is evocative of the creative impulses and historical imperatives that resulted in this wealth of architecture and design. Each engraving can be seen in its necessary context to fully comprehend the time in which they were created and the significance to that time. Among the many reproductions are the splendours and intricacies of the carvings of Wolsey's Hall and Hampton Court that remain unrivaled throughout the world. The tapestries belonged to Henry VIII and were reputed to be done by a student of the incomparable Raphael. The monuments to both Queen Elizabeth and her nemesis, Mary, Queen of Scots, are shown revealing the history and magnificence of a past age of architecture. The magnificence of St. George's Hall, Windsor, with its dark Gothic influences and the colossal dimensions of Whitehall Chapel are shown in all their vivid detail. This handsome book captures the richness and the multi-faceted textures of another era - another time. It is history at its best, capturing for the reader that continuum between past and present that forms the essence of the human spirit. N° de réf. du vendeur 017267

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Old England Pictorial Museum of Regan, ...

Éditeur : Charles Knight and Co., London

Date d'édition : 1845

Reliure : Cloth

Etat : Good

Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket

Edition : First Edition, (not a reprint)