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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Nurse, Bernard
Titre(s) : London [Texte imprimé] : prints & drawings before 1800 : the Gough Collection, Bodleian Library, University of Oxford / Bernard Nurse
Publication : Oxford : Bodleian library ; London : the London topographical society, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VI-226 p.) : ill. en noir en coul. ; 25 x 29 cm
Collection : London Topographical Society Publication ; no. 179
Lien à la collection : London topographical society publication
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 217-223. Index
"By the end of the eighteenth century London was the second largest city in the world,
its relentless growth fuelled by Britain's expanding empire. Before the age of photography,
the most widely used means of creating a visual record of the changing capital was
through engravings and drawings, and those that survive today are invaluable in showing
us what the capital was like in the century leading up to the Industrial Revolution.
This book contains over one hundred images of the Greater London area before 1800
from maps, drawings, manuscripts, printed books and engravings, all from the Gough
Collection at the Bodleian Library. Examples are drawn from the present Greater London
to contrast town and countryside at the time. Panoramas of the river Thames were popular
illustrations of the day, and the extraordinarily detailed engravings made by the
Buck brothers are reproduced here. The construction, and destruction, of landmark
bridges across the river are also shown in contemporary engravings. Prints made of
London before and after the Great Fire show how artists and engravers responded to
contemporary events such as executions, riots, fires and even the effects of a tornado.
They also recorded public spectacles, creating beautiful images of firework displays
and frost fairs on the river Thames. This book presents rare material from the most
extensive collection on British topography assembled in this period by a private collector,
providing a fascinating insight into life in Georgian London."--Dust jacket flap
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Prints & drawings before 1800
- Autre forme du titre : Prints and drawings before 1800
Sujet(s) : Dessin -- 18e siècle -- Thèmes, motifs
Estampe -- 18e siècle -- Thèmes, motifs
Londres (GB)
Londres (GB) -- Dans l'art
Bodleian library (Oxford, GB)
Genre ou forme : Plans
Ouvrages avant 1800
Catalogues
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781851244126. - ISBN 1851244123. - ISBN 9780902087668. - ISBN 0902087665
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45682214k
Notice n° :
FRBNF45682214
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction ; Topographical prints and drawings in the eighteenth century ; Richard
Gough (1735-1809) : 'the father of British topography' ; I. Maps of London ; II.
The City of London ; III. The Buck brothers' panorama of London and Westminster,
1749 ; IV. Westminster ; V. The Thames ; VI. The environs of Georgian London ;
VII. London life : illustrating the news ; Appendix I : letters of Richard Gough
; Appendix II : using the Gough collection.
