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Book/Printed Material An essay on the utility of collecting the best works of the ancient engravers of the Italian school

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Title

  • An essay on the utility of collecting the best works of the ancient engravers of the Italian school : accompanied by a critical catalogue, with interesting anecdotes of the engravers, of a chronological series of rare and valuable prints, from the earliest practice of the art in Italy to the year 1549, now deposited in the British Museum and Royal Academy, in London

Names

  • Cumberland, George, 1754-1848
  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • British Museum. Department of Prints and Drawings
  • Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London] : Sold by Payne and Foss, 1827

Headings

  • -  Engraving--Italian--Catalogs
  • -  Engravers--Italy
  • -  Engraving--Collectors and collecting--Catalogs

Notes

  • -  Author's advertisement on p. [540]
  • -  Recat to AACR2 vj03 9/19/83.
  • -  Copy 2, formerly copy 1, not found at time of recataloging; may be different issue (e.g., Rosenwald copy has p. v numbered; imprint may differ)
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-13 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • vii, [1], 536, [4] p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., 1 port. ; 27 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NE152 .C9 Rosenwald Ref Coll

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12012339

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Cumberland, George, Howard Coppuck Levis, British Museum. Department Of Prints And Drawings, Royal Academy Of Arts, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. An essay on the utility of collecting the best works of the ancient engravers of the Italian school: accompanied by a critical catalogue, with interesting anecdotes of the engravers, of a chronological series of rare and valuable prints, from the earliest practice of the art in Italy to the year , now deposited in the British Museum and Royal Academy, in London. [London: Sold by Payne and Foss, 1827] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/12012339/.

APA citation style:

Cumberland, G., Levis, H. C., British Museum. Department Of Prints And Drawings, Royal Academy Of Arts & Lessing J. Rosenwald Reference Collection. (1827) An essay on the utility of collecting the best works of the ancient engravers of the Italian school: accompanied by a critical catalogue, with interesting anecdotes of the engravers, of a chronological series of rare and valuable prints, from the earliest practice of the art in Italy to the year , now deposited in the British Museum and Royal Academy, in London. [London: Sold by Payne and Foss] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/12012339/.

MLA citation style:

Cumberland, George, et al. An essay on the utility of collecting the best works of the ancient engravers of the Italian school: accompanied by a critical catalogue, with interesting anecdotes of the engravers, of a chronological series of rare and valuable prints, from the earliest practice of the art in Italy to the year , now deposited in the British Museum and Royal Academy, in London. [London: Sold by Payne and Foss, 1827] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/12012339/>.