Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843, Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched , 1808
- Title(s):
- Microcosm, or, A picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain : in a series of above six hundred groups of small figures for the embellishment of landscape ... : the whole accurately drawn from nature, and etched / by W.H. Pyne and aquatinted by J. Hill ; to which are added explanations of the plates, and essays relating to their various subjects, by C. Gray.
- Additional Title(s):
Microcosm
Picturesque delineation of the arts, agriculture, manufactures, &c. of Great Britain- Published/Created:
- London : Published by William Miller, Albemarle Street. Printed by S. Gosnell, Little Queen Street, 1808.
- Physical Description:
- 2 v. : ill. ; 30 x 47 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2010 20Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2010 19Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3492337
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Originally issued between 1802 and 1807 in parts by Pyne and Nattes.
Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 177
BAC: British Art Center Folio A 2010 19 copy is the Abbey copy. Bound (2 v. in 1) in gilt-tooled green morocco. Bookplate: Robert Barnett.
BAC: British Art Center Folio A 2010 20 copy consists of v. 2 only, which is cased (and identically bound with) v. 1 of the Pyne and Nattes second edition of this title (London, 1806). - Subject Terms:
- Barnett, Robert -- Bookplate.Gosnell, S. -- Printer.Great Britain -- Industries -- History -- Pictorial works.Great Britain -- Rural conditions -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.Industrial arts -- Pictorial works.Miller, W. -- Publisher.Occupations -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works.Occupations in art -- Pictorial works.
- Form/Genre:
- Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1808.
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