The Proportions Of The Human Figure, According to a New Canon, For Practical Use; With A Critical Notice Of The Canon Of Polycletus, And Of The Principal Ancient And Modern Systems. Illustrated By Plates. By William W. Story.
The printer is named on the verso of the title page and in the colophon: 'London: Printed By William Clowes And Sons, Stamford Street And Charing Cross.'
References
J. Seidler [Ramirez], A critical reappraisal of the career of William Wetmore Story [dissertation, Boston University] (1985); Henry James, William Wetmore Story (2 v., 1903).
W.G. Moon, Polykleitos, the Doryphoros and tradition (1995).
Immediate source of Acquisition
Presented by, the author [per J. F. Lewis RA], in 1867. (See 'Librarian's Report', RA Annual Report for 1867, p. 27).
Provenance
The front loose endpaper is inscribed in ink, 'Presented by the Author to the Royal Academy of Arts, thro' J.F. Lewis R.A.'
Binding Note
19th-century red cloth-covered boards, upper and lower covers having blind border, upper cover lettered in gilt, 'The Proportions Of The Human Figure - W.W. Story.'; spine unlettered.