A new critical review of the publick buildings, statues and ornaments, in and about London and Westminster, 1736
- Title(s):
- A new critical review of the publick buildings, statues and ornaments, in and about London and Westminster. With some reflections on the use of sepulchral monuments; as also a scheme shewing the dimensions of St. Peter's Church at Rome and St. Paul's Cathedral at London; and a preface, being an essay on taste. To all which is added, an Appendix, containing a dispute between the Weekly miscellany and the author; and a compleat Alphabetical index.
- Edition:
- 2d ed., cor.
- Published/Created:
- London, Printed by C. Ackers for J. Clarke, 1736.
- Physical Description:
- 3 p. l., vi, 91, [5] p. fold. table. 17 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsNA970 C8 1736Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/581597
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Notes and comments in ms. by Rev. Michael Lort, [5] p. at end. Lort was a friend of Horace Walpole.
Ascribed to James Ralph by the Brit. Mus. Catalogue, Allibone Watt, Cushing, and Halkett and Laing, but the Dict. of Nat. Biog. states that Ralph was not responsible for the work. Cf. also Notes and queries, 3d ser., v. 6, p. 72.
Head- and tail-pieces; initials. - Subject Terms:
- Ackers, C. -- Printer.Adrian, W. T. -- Autograph.Architecture -- England -- London.Clarke, J. -- Publisher.London (England) -- Description and travel.Lort, Michael, 1725–1790 -- Provenance.Westminster Abbey.
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