Shelfmark
Ar.3.1.01
Author
Title
Principles of beauty, relative to the human head. By Alexander Cozens.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : printed by James Dixwell, No. 148, in St. Martin's Lane, near Charing Cross., M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]
Physical description
[6], 15, [5], 15, [1] p, 17 leaves of plates : ill. ; full-sheet.
Note
The text is in English, followed by a French translation.
Note
The French text has a separate title-page reading : Principles de beauté, considerés rélativement à la tête humaine. Par Alexandre Cozens (1777).
Note
Each plate accompanied by guard sheet bearing an engraving of hair arrangement for placing over engraving of the head below.
Note
Evidently the 2 texts in this vol. were never issued separately, despite their discrete identities, and conflicting dates on the title-pages.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T10183.
Provenance
Inscription on third flyleaf: To Eton College, presented by the author. Tipped in is a letter: Mr. Cozens presents his most respectful compliments to the provost of Eton, and begs leave to present his book to the College, through his hands. Eton. April. 3. 1778.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
Contemporary mid brown russia; border of gold tooled floral roll, with floral decorative stamps at each corner; Eton arms stamped at centre of each board; modern brown calf spine with gold tooling; earlier black morocco spine label with gold tooled letters reattached; green and red marbled paper endpapers; seven raised bands.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: BZ1.
Subject
Anatomy, artistic Early works to 1800.
Subject
Facial expression Early works to 1800.
Subject
Face in art Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Dixwell, James, ? - d. 1788 bookseller.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Language code
fre
Identifier
B32230