Author: George Vertue

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-03

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 9780428243265

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Excerpt from A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born or Resided in England, Vol. 5: Digested by the Honourable Horace Walpole; From the Mss of Mr. George Vertue; With Considerable Additions by the Rev. James Dallaway: Forming of Anecdotes of the Arts in General in Great Britain, to the End of the Reign of George II Its utility has been generally accredited, and its plan frequently adopted in the catalogues of considerable print sales. The destructibility of the material upon' which these impressions were taken off from the Copper plates, kept nearly an equal pace with the number that issued from the rolling press. Many perished with the books, which they were intended to em bellish; Added to these causes of rarity, a fashion, which in' more recent times, has prevailed in a very great degree, that of using prints merely as furniture, either as affixed to walls or inclosed in glazed frames, contributed largely to the same effect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born Or Resided in England, Vol. 5 written by George Vertue and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Catalogue of Engravers, Who Have Been Born or Resided in England, Vol. 5: Digested by the Honourable Horace Walpole; From the Mss of Mr. George Vertue; With Considerable Additions by the Rev. James Dallaway: Forming of Anecdotes of the Arts in General in Great Britain, to the End of the Reign of George II Its utility has been generally accredited, and its plan frequently adopted in the catalogues of considerable print sales. The destructibility of the material upon' which these impressions were taken off from the Copper plates, kept nearly an equal pace with the number that issued from the rolling press. Many perished with the books, which they were intended to em bellish; Added to these causes of rarity, a fashion, which in' more recent times, has prevailed in a very great degree, that of using prints merely as furniture, either as affixed to walls or inclosed in glazed frames, contributed largely to the same effect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.