Choir gaure, vulgarly called Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain : described, restored, and explained, in a letter to the Right Honourable Edward late Earl of Oxford, and Earl Mortimer / by John Wood ...

Main entry:

Wood, John, 1704-1754.

Title & Author:

Choir gaure, vulgarly called Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain : described, restored, and explained, in a letter to the Right Honourable Edward late Earl of Oxford, and Earl Mortimer / by John Wood ...

Publication:

Oxford : Printed at the Theatre ..., and sold by C. Hitch in Pater-Noster-Row ; And S. Birt in Ave-Mary-Lane, London ; by J. Leake in Bath ; and by B. Collins in Salisbury, 1747.

Description:

119 pages, 6 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, 5 plans ; 22 cm

Notes:
Colvin, p. 910: "The work on Stonehenge was based on a survey which Wood had made for Lord Oxford in 1740. Its object was to demonstrate that the Wiltshire monument was 'a temple of the British Druids, ' and that the stone circles at Stanton Drew were its prototype."
Colvin, H. Biographical dictionary of British architects, p. 910

Subject:

Antiquities.
Travel.
Stonehenge (England) Description and travel.
England Antiquities.
Stonehenge (Angleterre) Descriptions et voyages.
Angleterre Antiquités.
England.
England Stonehenge.

Added entries:

Hoare, William, 1707-1792, illustrator.
Wood, John, 1704-1754, illustrator.
Baron, Bernard, 1696-1762, engraver.

Choir gaure

Holdings:

Location: Library cage 224370
Call No.: NA44.W876.A35 1747
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit