Delineations of Fonthill and its Abbey / by John Rutter, Shaftesbury.
Alternate Title(s):
Illustrated history and description of Fonthill Abbey.
Published / Created:
Shaftesbury : Published by the author ; London : Charles Knight and Co., Pall Mall East : Longman, Hurst, and Co. Paternoster Row : Hurst, Robinson, and Co. Cheapside : John and Arthur Arch, Cornill, &c. &c., MDCCCXXII [1823]
Physical Description:
xxvi, 127, [1] pages, 13, [1] leaves of plates : illustrations ; 37 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"This work was published to coincide with the opening of Fonthill to the public following the announcement of the impending auction of its treasures by Christie's ... This sale was never held, since the entire property was purchased from Beckford by John Farquhar ... The text is arranged in the form of a visitor's guide to the house, 'Abbey' and surrounding parkland."--British Architectural Library.
Subject Terms:
Fonthill Abbey. | Beckford, William, 1760-1844 -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Wiltshire. | Authors, English -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Wiltshire. | Wiltshire (England) -- Intellectual life. | Bickford family. | Clements, Henry R. -- Binding. | Clements, Henry R. -- Bookplate. | Beaumont, Richard Blackett -- Bookplate.