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Book/Printed Material A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ...

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Title

  • A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ... : First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c

Names

  • Levis, Howard Coppuck, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for J. Roberts, 1736.

Headings

  • -  Art--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 2575
  • -  English short title catalogue, T4055
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-08-27 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-06-07 update (1 card)
  • -  Rosenwald collection copy listed without call number in Rosenwald bibliography. LAC ddw 2022-06-07

Medium

  • 66 p. ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • N7420 .L45

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 49040226

OCLC Number

  • 5341036

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ...: First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c. London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1736. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49040226/.

APA citation style:

Levis, H. C. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1736) A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ...: First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c. London: Printed for J. Roberts. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/49040226/.

MLA citation style:

Levis, Howard Coppuck, Former Owner, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A letter on the nature and state of curiosity as at present with us ...: First treating of luxury and the use of riches; and then of the knowledge and use of matters of curiosity in particular: as, drawings, paintings ... medals, &c. London: Printed for J. Roberts, 1736. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/49040226/>.