The Treasury of Ornamental Art
Illustrations ... of Art and Virtu [sic].
- 3/4 vintage red leather gilt (dulled, edges rubbed), slight chip at top of spine, marbled endpapers.
- London:: Day & Son,, 1857
TREASURY OF ORNAMENTAL ART: illustrations of Choice Objects of Art and Virtu [sic], selected from the Museum of Ornamental Art, at Marlborough House. With descriptive notices by J C Robinson. London: Day & Son, also Thompson & Co., 1857. Complete with 71 full-page chromolithographs of textiles, statues, silver, Wedgewood, furniture, pewter, &c &c. Royal 4to, [vii] unpaginated, all edges gilt; 3/4 vintage red leather gilt (dulled), slight chip at top of spine, marbled endpapers.
A handsome copy overall, created at a time when modern printing processes allowed for accurate colored chromolithographs for all levels of decorative and fine arts, also facsimiles of manuscripts, and related printing. The collection itself began with the 1851 Great Exhibition which eventually got established at Marlborough House after having been a royal residence for 150 years.
A handsome copy overall, created at a time when modern printing processes allowed for accurate colored chromolithographs for all levels of decorative and fine arts, also facsimiles of manuscripts, and related printing. The collection itself began with the 1851 Great Exhibition which eventually got established at Marlborough House after having been a royal residence for 150 years.
Details
Title
The Treasury of Ornamental Art
Author
(COLOR-PRINTING) ROBINSON (J C):
Binding
3/4 vintage red leather gilt (dulled, edges rubbed), slight chip at top of spine, marbled endpapers.
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Day & Son,: London:
Date
1857
Edition
First edition
Size
Royal 4to,
Pages
[vii] not paginated;