[Engravings of the principal mosaic pavements which have been discovered in the course of the last and present centuries, in various parts of Great Britain : also, engravings of several subjects in stained glass, in the windows of the cathedrals of York, Lincoln, &c. &c. : the whole executed on twenty-seven plates, and each impression accurately coloured, after the original subject of the respective plates / by William Fowler, of Winterton, in the county of Lincoln].

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Fowler, William, 1761-1832, [Engravings of the principal mosaic pavements which have been discovered in the course of the last and present centuries, in various parts of Great Britain , 1805-1809

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Fowler, William, 1761–1832

Title(s):

[Engravings of the principal mosaic pavements which have been discovered in the course of the last and present centuries, in various parts of Great Britain : also, engravings of several subjects in stained glass, in the windows of the cathedrals of York, Lincoln, &c. &c. : the whole executed on twenty-seven plates, and each impression accurately coloured, after the original subject of the respective plates / by William Fowler, of Winterton, in the county of Lincoln].

Additional Title(s):

Engravings of several subjects in stained glass, in the windows of the cathedrals of York, Lincoln, &c. & c

This day is published, inscribed, by permission, to the Dean and Chapter of Christ-Church, by William Fowler, (price one guinea and a half coloured;) a correct engraving of the whole length portrait of Robert King, last Abbot of Osney, and first Bishop of Oxford, in stained glass, from a south window in Christ-Church Cathedral, Oxford

This day was published, by subscription, by William Fowler, price half a guinea, a correct engraving of the font, in the parish church of Godmundham, near Market Weighton, in the east riding of the county of York ...

Mosaic pavements and stained glass. Volume 2

Published/Created:

Winterton, Lincolnshir. : Publish'd ... by W. Fowler, 1805-1809.

Physical Description:

[2] leaves, [27] leaves of plates : chiefly color illustrations, genealogical table ; 67 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B 2024 23 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B 2024 23 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Full Orbis Record:

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/17176490

Classification:

Books

Notes:

This second volume of Fowler's work consists of 27 unnumbered plates (all but the first numbered 1-16 in Fowler's prospectus, with plates [11-21] covered by a single number). Plate [1] is a dedication "To ... Sir Joseph Banks ..." (repeated from the first volume), [2-10] show stained glass, tessellated pavements and a font, [11] is a dedication "To Heneage Legge ..." (relating to the Aston Hall plates), [12] is a genealogical table of the " ... Norman Earls of Chester and of two Saxon Earls of Mercia", [13-21] show stained glass at Aston Hall, [22-26] show further examples of stained glass, and [27] shows "The entrance into the Chapter House at Southwell ... ". The publication-lines are dated between 12 March 1805 and 2 October 1809. The plates were also available separately, and letterpress prospectuses were printed for some of the individual prints. In many cases, examples of some at least of these prospectuses were inserted into copies of the volume described here, following the plates they describe. In the cases of plates [8] and [23] (Fowler's numbers 7 and 12), the prospectuses are called for as letterpress descriptions of those plates in the general prospectus for the work and must, therefore, be present in an ideal copy. These prospectuses each consist of a single leaf, bearing details of the print and its publication, with the imprints of "(Hamilton, printer, Hull.)" and "(Bartlett, printer, Oxford)" and the dates 20 September 1806 and 12 October 1808 respectively. The former is illustrated with a small etching by Fowler, printed at the foot.
A third volume (called a "Second appendix" by Fowler) was published between 1810 and 1824. Further plates were also published.
The title is taken from the first general prospectuses printed for the work in 1804. The imprint is taken from the plate publication-lines, which appear on most plates.
When issued, each plate was protected with a tissue guard.
Franklin, Colin. "William Fowler of Winterton" in The book collector, 25:3, Autumn 2004, pages 381-412
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Collations and notes. No.2. Fowler's Mosaic pavements, &c.
BAC Folio B 2024 23 Copy 1: Bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards. Includes letterpress prospectuses. Armorial bookplate: Belton House.
BAC Folio B 2024 23 Copy 2: Bound in contemporary marbled boards, rebacked. Includes letterpress prospectuses. With three additional plates at end, from the third volume of Mosaic pavements (i.e. Appendix 2): The Prophet Zepheniah / The Prophet Jeremiah; Percy's Shrine; Shrine of Archbishop Bowet.

Subject Terms:

Belton House -- Bookplate.
Classical antiquities.
Glass painting and staining -- England.
Pavements, Mosaic -- England.

Form/Genre:

Etchings.
Hand coloring.

Contributors:

Bartlett (printer, Oxford, England), printer.
Hamilton, Myrton, active 1806–1816?, printer.

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