Leicestershire - Views of ancient buildings, [195-]

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Title:
Views of ancient buildings, Leicestershire
Dates:
[195-]
Extent:
1 album (18 engraved plates) : ill., coats of arms ; 32 cm (album)
Language:
Finding aid is written in English. and Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Views of ancient buildings, Leicestershire (Collection 94/10). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Modern album, probably from the 1950s, of mounted 19th-century steel-engraved plates of manor houses, churches, and landscapes of Leicestershire, England. |b Twelve of the plates are described in v. 1 of William Upcott's Bibliographical account of the principal works relating to English topography, including engravings of manor houses such as Gumbley [Gumley] Hall, Preswold Hall, Carlton Hall, Osbarston [Osbaston] Hall, Leesthorp Hall, and Stoughton Hall. Other engravings include Appleby Church, Lilbourn Church in Round Hill, Glenfield Church, Earl's Shilton Church, and Kibworth Church. Five of the illustrations appeared in issues of Gentlemen's magazine between 1812 and 1825. Plates represent the work of artists such as John Throsby, John Glover, and Jacob Schnebbelie, and engravers such as James Basire, Barak Longmate, William Walker, and F. Cary.

Many of the engravings were published in History and antiquities of the county of Leicester ... / by John Nichols ... In 4 v. London: John Nichols, 1795; and Select views in Leicestershire from original drawings ... / by J. Throsby. In two volumes. Leicester: J. Throsby, 1789, as outlined in v. 1 of Bibliographical account of the principal works relating to English topography / by William Upcott. London: Printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor, 1818. For engravings which appeared in Gentleman's magazine, cf. Charles St. Barbe's A complete list of the plates and wood-cuts in the Gentleman's magazine from the commencement in the year 1731 to 1818 inclusive...London: Printed for J. Nichols and Son ...., 1821.

Gumbley Hall, in Leicestershire, the Seat of Joseph Cradock, Esq. -- Preswold Hall, Co. Leicester, the Seat of W. Packe Esq. M.P. -- S.E. View of Appleby Church, Leicestershire -- Old Moated House at Appleby, Leicestershire -- Carlton Hall, the Seat of Sir John Palmer Bart. -- Blackfordby, S.W. -- Osbarston Hall -- Dowbridge, Round Hill, S.W., Round Hill, E. (Lilbourne Church) -- Revd. Mr. Hanbury's House -- To Legendie Peirs Starkie Esq. this engraving of Huntroyd, is respectfully inscribed by his obliged & obedient Servt. the Author -- Glenfield Church, S.E., Leicestershire -- Stoney Stanton, S.E. -- Earl's Shilton Church, Leicestershire -- Staunton Harold Church, Leicestershire, N.W. -- Kibworth Church, Leicestershire, N.E. -- Richmond's army advancing on the eve of battle to meet Richard's -- Leesthorp Hall, the Seat of John Shuffield Brown Esqr. -- Stoughton Hall, the Seat of Peers Anthony James Keck Esqr.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.
Physical facet:

Possible range of dates suggested by album style.

Plates are mounted on rectos and versos of the first seven leaves of heavy white paper; remaining six leaves left blank, with numerous empty stubs in between; some plates have been cut down below plate mark, with some loss of text in caption and attribution statement.

Bound in embossed maroon cloth; gold-stamped cover title "Views of ancient buildings Leicestershire"; gray endpapers.

Spec. Coll. copy: in modern beige cloth clamshell box, with spine title "Ancient buildings in Leicestershire."

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Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Jane Carpenter with assistance from Simon Elliott; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Date of source: 2013 . Supplementary encoding and revision by Caroline Cubé.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections for paging information.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Views of ancient buildings, Leicestershire (Collection 94/10). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
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Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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