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Book/Printed Material Aphorisms on man Half title: Aphorisms, vol. 1

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Title

  • Aphorisms on man

Other Title

  • Half title: Aphorisms, vol. 1

Names

  • Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801, author
  • Blake, William, 1757-1827, engraver
  • Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825, translator
  • Johnson, Joseph, 1738-1809, bookseller
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCIV [1794]

Headings

  • -  Aphorisms and apothegms--Early works to 1800
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Translated by Henry Fuseli.
  • -  Plate engraved by William Blake.
  • -  A second volume of "aphorisms on art" (by Fuseli?) promised in the Advertisement (page viii) was printed, but the whole impression destroyed by fire. See Life and writings of Henry Fuseli, 1831, volume 1, page 160.
  • -  Signatures: pi⁴ A-O⁸.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection (1977), 1831
  • -  Keynes, G.L. Bibliography of W. Blake (New York, 1921), 101, note
  • -  English short title catalogue, T109407
  • -  LAC knj 2020-11-18 update (1 card)
  • -  New input done using PT2392.L2 A3 1794 Copy 3 only; copies 1 and 2 not seen by cataloger. he04 2025-08-07
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-13 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 1 volume (viii, 224 pages, [1] leaf of plates) : 1 illustration (engraving) ; 15 cm (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PT2392.L2 A3 1794
  • PT2392.L2 A3 1794 Copy 2 Rosenwald Coll. Half-title, with series note, mounted inside front cover.
  • PT2392.L2 A3 1794 Copy 3 Imperfect: wanting half title.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 18003155

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Lavater, Johann Caspar, Author, William Blake, Joseph Johnson, Pre-1801 Imprint Collection, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Aphorisms on Man. translateds by Fuseli, Henry [London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCIV, 1794] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18003155/.

APA citation style:

Lavater, J. C., Blake, W., Johnson, J., Pre-1801 Imprint Collection, Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection & Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1794) Aphorisms on Man. Fuseli, H., trans [London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCIV] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18003155/.

MLA citation style:

Lavater, Johann Caspar, Author, et al. Aphorisms on Man. trans by Fuseli, Henry [London: Printed for J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard, M,DCC,XCIV, 1794] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/18003155/>.