Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Title:
The history of the colleges of Winchester, Eton, and Westminster : with the Charter-House, the schools of St. Paul's, Merchant Taylors, Harrow, and Rugby, and the Free-school of Christ's Hospital.
Alternate Title(s):
History of the colleges and schools
Published / Created:
London : Printed for and published by R. Ackermann, 101, Strand, MDCCCXVI [1816]
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 56, 72, 27, [1], 32, 34, 22, 40, 34, 43, [1] p., [48] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 36 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Text by W. Combe, with the exception of Winchester, Eton and Harrow, which are by W.H. Pyne. See Dict. nat. biog., v. 4, p. 890; W. Papworth in Notes and queries, 1869.
Subject Terms:
Endowed public schools (Great Britain) | Private schools -- Great Britain -- History. | Universities and colleges -- England. | Winchester College -- History. | Eton College -- History. | Merchant Taylors' School (London, England) -- History. | Rugby School -- History. | Harrow School -- History. | St. Paul's School (London, England) -- History. | Charterhouse School (Godalming, England) -- History. | Ackermann, R. -- Publisher. | Harrison, L. -- Printer. | Neeld, Joseph -- Bookplate. | Deverell, John Croft -- Bookplate. | Riviere & Son -- Binder.
Form/Genre:
Aquatints -- Hand-colored -- 1816. | Aquatints -- 1816. | Armorial Bookplates (Provenance) | Publishers' advertisements.
Contributors:
Combe, William, 1742-1823. | Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843. | Agar, John Samuel, approximately 1770-approximately 1835, engraver. | Bennett, W. J. (William James), 1787-1844, engraver. | Bluck, John (Printmaker), engraver. | Havell, Daniel, -1826?, engraver. | Stadler, Joseph Constantine, engraver. | Gendall, John, 1790-1865, ill. | Mackenzie, Frederick, 1787 or 1788-1854, ill. | Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832, ill. | Uwins, Thomas, 1782-1857, ill. | Westall, William, 1781-1850, ill. | Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.