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Contrasts: or, a parallel between the noble edifices of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and similar buildings of the present day; shewing the present decay of taste. Accompanied by appropriate text
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (English, 1812–1852)
Published by: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (English, 1812–1852)
Printed by: James Moyes
Published by: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (English, 1812–1852)
Printed by: James Moyes
1836
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with 13 etchings
Dimensions
Overall: 30.2 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm (11 7/8 x 9 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number2016.416
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description(London, printed for the Author and published by him, at St. Marie's Grange, near Salisbury, Wilts., 1836); letterpress with title page printed in red and black; preliminary plate and 13 etched plates
Marks
Original bookseller's ticket on upper center of front pastedown: Andrew Rutherglen, Glasgow; 19th-century bookplate of John Tennant; modern bookplate of the architectural historian Gavin Stamp
ProvenanceAbout 1835, Andrew Rutherglen Bookseller, Glasgow [see note 1]. 19th century, John Tennant (b. 1796 – d. 1878), Glasgow [see note 2]. By 2015, sold by Gavin Stamp, London, to Hugh Pagan Ltd. Antiquarian Bookdealers, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England; June 2015, sold by Hugh Pagan to Charles Wood (dealer), Cambridge, MA; 2016, sold by Charles Wood to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)
NOTES: [1] His label is on the inside cover of the book. [2] The book bears his bookplate.
NOTES: [1] His label is on the inside cover of the book. [2] The book bears his bookplate.