H. C. B, Album and commonplace book, circa 1855
- Title(s):
- Album and commonplace book.
- Published/Created:
- Great Britain, circa 1855.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (approximately 70 leaves) ; 27 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPN6245.B2 A43+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/11194620
- Classification:
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Notes:
- Bound in contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco.
Contents include prints, drawings, and verse. It opens with a "Definition of album" (2 pages), with miscellaneous verse, copied (in pen and black ink) in multiple hands. It includes several topographical drawings, in graphite, and a greater number of hand-colored engravings of subjects such as ships, birds, street scenes, and fashion and costume plates. - Subject Terms:
- Clothing and dress -- Great Britain.Ships -- Great Britain.
- Form/Genre:
- Albums (books)
Commonplace books.
Graphite drawings.
Engravings.
Lithographs.
Watercolors. - Export:
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