A collection of ceilings, decorated in the style of the antique grotesque ; containing designs fit for adorning halls, parlours, antichambers ... / designed and etched on XLVIII plates by George Richardson, architect = Collection de plafonds ornes dans le genre des grotesques antiques ; contenant des desseins propres pour embellir des vestibules, des antichambres ... / dessinés et gravés par George Richardson, architecte.

Main entry:

Richardson, George, 1736?-1817?

Title & Author:

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

London : Printed for the author ... and sold by Mr. George Nicol ..., MDCCXCIII [1793]

Description:

12 pages, 50 unnumbered leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations (engravings) ; 57 cm

Notes:
English and French in parallel columns.
Engraved dedication included in plates.
Plates numbered I-XLVIII, the last plate on double-size leaf folded at centre.
First edition published in 1776 under title: A book of ceilings, composed in the style of the antique grotesque.

Subject:

Ceilings Themes, motives.
Mythology, Classical, in art.
Interior decoration England.
Plafonds Thèmes, motifs.
Mythologie ancienne dans l'art.
Interior decoration.
England.

Added entries:

Livre de plat-fonds.

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 23052
Call No.: W6057
Status: Available

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