The Antiquities of Magna Graecia
London: Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, c. 1807. Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Contemporary half morocco with marbled boards. Spine in seven compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on two. Pasted marbled endpapers. The first important work by a leader of the nineteenth-century neo-classical movement.
, Notes: A scholarly book detailing the architectural aspects of Greco-Roman archaeological antiquities in Magna Graecia (the coastal areas of Southern Italy and Sicily on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively populated by Greek settlers) during the early 19th century. The plates show architectural renderings of various edifices and views of the area as they were when Wilkins made his journey to view them. William Wilkins (1778-1839) was an English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist. He designed the National Gallery and University College London, and buildings for several Cambridge colleges. He published research into both Classical and Gothic architecture, becoming one of the leading figures in the English Greek Revival of the early 19th century. The contents of this work come from a trip he made, after finishing his B. A. at Cambridge, to Greece, Asia Minor, and Italy. , Size: Large Folio (569x365mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with 1 folding plate, 72 single page plates, 11 in-text vignettes, and 3 in-text maps. 21 single page plates and 1 in-text vignette are aquatint views by Agostino Aglio whose work includes the ornamentation of the Opera House in 1804, Drury Lane Theatre in 1806, and the Pantheon in 1811 etc... He frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy., References: Abbey Travel 128; Blackmer 1797., Pages: P. blank (2), title, dedication, subscribers, introduction (i-xxii), 1-74, description of vignettes, blank, endpapers., Category: Book Antiquities; Book Art, Architecture & Design; Book Europe Italy; Book Europe Greece;. Occasional minor wear and browning as usual, otherwise in very good condition. Item #B5355
Edition: First Edition. , Binding: Contemporary half morocco with marbled boards. Spine in seven compartments of raised bands. Gilt text on two. Pasted marbled endpapers. The first important work by a leader of the nineteenth-century neo-classical movement.
, Notes: A scholarly book detailing the architectural aspects of Greco-Roman archaeological antiquities in Magna Graecia (the coastal areas of Southern Italy and Sicily on the Tarentine Gulf that were extensively populated by Greek settlers) during the early 19th century. The plates show architectural renderings of various edifices and views of the area as they were when Wilkins made his journey to view them. William Wilkins (1778-1839) was an English architect, classical scholar and archaeologist. He designed the National Gallery and University College London, and buildings for several Cambridge colleges. He published research into both Classical and Gothic architecture, becoming one of the leading figures in the English Greek Revival of the early 19th century. The contents of this work come from a trip he made, after finishing his B. A. at Cambridge, to Greece, Asia Minor, and Italy. , Size: Large Folio (569x365mm). , Illustration: Illustrated with 1 folding plate, 72 single page plates, 11 in-text vignettes, and 3 in-text maps. 21 single page plates and 1 in-text vignette are aquatint views by Agostino Aglio whose work includes the ornamentation of the Opera House in 1804, Drury Lane Theatre in 1806, and the Pantheon in 1811 etc... He frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy., References: Abbey Travel 128; Blackmer 1797., Pages: P. blank (2), title, dedication, subscribers, introduction (i-xxii), 1-74, description of vignettes, blank, endpapers., Category: Book Antiquities; Book Art, Architecture & Design; Book Europe Italy; Book Europe Greece;.
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