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| 005 | $ 20191008114228.1 | ||
| 035 | # | # | $z 8542 |
| 041 | 0 | # | $a eng |
| 044 | # | # | $a uk |
| 100 | 1 | # | $a Wyatt, Matthew Digby |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | $a The art of illuminating: what it was; what it should be; and how it may be practised. $b An essay, $c by M. Digby Wyatt, Architect. Appended to a series of plates executed by W. R. Tymms, illustrative of the art of illuminating, as practised in Europe from the earliest times. |
| 260 | # | # | $a London $b Day and Son, lithographers to the Queen, Gate Street, Lincoln's-Inn Fields. - Privately printed $c [1860] |
| 300 | # | # | $a 104 p.; 300 mm. |
| 500 | # | # |
$a This copy consists only of the essay by Sir Matthew Digby Wyatt which accompanied 99 chromolithographed plates prepared by William Robert Tymms. The text is in three sections followed by the List of the Plates with their descriptions and sources. Following the title-page is a title-page to the essay: The art of illuminating: what it was, what it should be and how it may be practised. An essay, by M. Digby Wyatt, Architect. Privately printed. The title-pages and all text pages have red decorative borders. |
| 561 | # | # |
$a Inscription in ink at the top of the title-page: The Library of the Royal Academy of Arts with the Author's respects. July 1860 Inscription in lower right-hand corner of the title-page: Preserve this Cover. |
| 563 | # | # | $a Spine lettered 'Digby Wyatt - Art of Illumi-nating' and 'R.A.' |
| 653 | # | # | $a Illumination of books and manuscripts - Alphabets - Initials |
| 710 | 2 | # | $a Day and Son $e lithographer |