Divers Works Of Early Masters In Christian Decoration: With An Introduction Containing The Biography, Journal Of Travel, Contemporaneous Association In Art, And A Critical Account Of The Works Of Albert Durer; Notices Of His Master Wohlgemuth And His Friend Pirckheymer; Adam Krafft, And His Sacrament-House At Nuremburg. With Examples Of Ancient Painted and Stained Glass, From York, West Wickham, Kent, And St. George's Chapel, Windsor; The Ancient Church And Sacrament-House At Limbourg; The Works Of Dirk And Wouter Crabeth, &c.: Also A Succint Account, With Illustrations, Of Painted And Stained Glass At Gouda, In Holland, And The Church Of St. Jacques At Liége. - In Two Volumes. Vol. I. (II.) - Edited By John Weale.
RA Collection: Book
Record number
06/4463
Imprint
London:: , M.DCCC.XLVI.
Physical Description
2 vols.; 543 mm.
General Note
Vol. I: [2], 52 p., frontis., add. engr. t.pl., [15] pl. (pl. 11-15 are dble.): illus. - Vol. II: [2] p., frontis., add.engr. t.pl., [33] pl. (incl. six dble.).
Most plates are signed as drawn by R.H. Essex, Emille Van Marcke, F.J. Rastrick, J.P. Schmit, J.G. Waller, R. Gould or Fredk. Bell, and lithographed by E.L. Bateman, F. Bedford (printed by Standidge & Co.) or C.F. Cheffins, or engraved by John Le Keux or J.H. Le Keux, or 'printed in colour at 9 Argyll Place', or etched by J.G. Waller under the direction of C. Kram, or 'zincoy. 10 St Martin's Lane'.
Most carry the publisher's imprint of John Weale.
The printer is named on the title-page versos: 'Printed By W. Hughes, King's Head Court, Gough Square.'
References
S. Brown, Stained glass: an illustrated history (1994); M.H. Caviness and E.R. Staudinger, Stained glass before 1540: an annotated bibliography (1983); Y. Vanden Bemden, Les vitraux de la première moitié du XVIe siècle conservés en Belgique (1981).
Summary Note
The publication-date 1846 appears on the title-pages. Some plates carry the dates of 1843 October, 1844 January, March, April, October, or 1845.
From 1834, when he took over Isaac Taylor's business, John Weale was the leading architectural publisher in London; and this was his most admired publication.
The plates show: (Vol. I) Frontis. St. George's chapel, Windsor (glass); t.pl. and plates 1[-15]. S. Jacques, Liège (plan, section, architectural detail, painted vaults, and glass); (Vol. II.) Frontis. Limbourg (a monstrance); t.pl. a view of a church; pl. [1-6] S. Jacques, Liège (glass); [7,8] illuminated manuscripts; [9-19] Gouda (glass); [20-4] West Wickham church, Kent (glass); [25-33] churches in or near York (glass). Most are printed in colour.
Binding Note
19th-century half black morocco, dark-blue watered-cloth-covered boards; gilt-decorated spines, lettered 'Divers Works Of Early masters Vol. I. (II.) Iohn Weale'.
Christian art and symbolism - Saints
Glass painting - Stained glass (visual works) - Church decoration and ornament - Architecture detail - Churches - Europe - Belgium - Liège - Netherlands - Gouda - Great Britain - Berkshire - Windsor - Yorkshire - York - Kent - West Wickham - History - Gothic - Renaissance
Art history - Great Britain - 19th century
Pictorial works - Lithographs - Colour printing - Great Britain - 19th century