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Book/Printed Material William Blake's illustrations to Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil in Ambrose Phillips' [sic] imitation of Virgil's first eclogue, 1821

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Title

  • William Blake's illustrations to Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil in Ambrose Phillips' [sic] imitation of Virgil's first eclogue, 1821 : enlarged fac-similes in platinotype from the scarce original edition

Names

  • Blake, William, 1757-1827
  • Philips, Ambrose, 1674-1749
  • Evans, Frederick H.
  • Thornton, Robert John, 1768?-1837
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London] : F.H. Evans, 1912.

Headings

  • -  Virgil.--Bucolica--Illustrations
  • -  Pastoral poetry, Latin--Illustrations
  • -  Rome--In art
  • -  Blake, William,--1757-1827

Notes

  • -  "The original wood-blocks, designed and cut by Blake, measure three by one and three-eighths inches."
  • -  "Privately printed in 1912."
  • -  Seventeen ill. and text (17 numbered sections of Philips' imitation) are inset in leaves and appear facing each other.
  • -  "Issue limited to 25 copies."
  • -  Book-plate of Howard C. Levis.
  • -  Housed box Library of Congress Conservation Division. Project ID 4938 2021 For treatment information, contact the Conservation Division. pda
  • -  LC has no. 17, signed by Frederick H. Evans.
  • -  Place of pub. from LC manual cat.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-10-08 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • [35] leaves : ill. ; 31 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PA6804.B7 B55 1912

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 82102605

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Blake, William, Ambrose Philips, Frederick H Evans, Robert John Thornton, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. William Blake's illustrations to Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil in Ambrose Phillips' sic imitation of Virgil's first eclogue,: enlarged fac-similes in platinotype from the scarce original edition. [London: F.H. Evans, 1912] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82102605/.

APA citation style:

Blake, W., Philips, A., Evans, F. H., Thornton, R. J. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1912) William Blake's illustrations to Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil in Ambrose Phillips' sic imitation of Virgil's first eclogue,: enlarged fac-similes in platinotype from the scarce original edition. [London: F.H. Evans] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/82102605/.

MLA citation style:

Blake, William, et al. William Blake's illustrations to Thornton's Pastorals of Virgil in Ambrose Phillips' sic imitation of Virgil's first eclogue,: enlarged fac-similes in platinotype from the scarce original edition. [London: F.H. Evans, 1912] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/82102605/>.