1849 ENORMOUS 1st ed Monumental Brasses English Knights & Bishops Illustrated

1849 ENORMOUS 1^st ed Monumental Brasses English Knights & Bishops Illustrated

Charles Boutell was a 19^th-century English archaeologist known for his famous book on English heraldry and monumental brasses. Brasses, which are a form of engraving, were popular forms of memorials used by English and European cathedrals. In 1849, Boutell published an absolutely enormous tome filled with engravings of English brasses, depicting kings, archbishops, bishops, knights, nobles, and other prominent figures from 14^th and 15^th-century England.

Item number: #10869

Price: $750

BOUTELL, Charles

The monumental brasses of England: a series of engravings upon wood, from every variety of these interesting and valuable memorials accompanied with brief descriptive notices

London : George Bell, 1849. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [xii], 53, [2], 141 plates, [16]
  • 141 engravings
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~18.5in X 12.5in (46.5cm x 31.5cm)

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