repton john adey (52 resultados)

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Soft cover. Condición: Fair. (Hats) Repton, John Adey. London, 1838. Source unknown. Two articles on hats and headresses, with 16 engraved plates. Includes: (1) "Observations on Female Head-dress in England, chiefly subsequent to the date of Mr. Strutt's Remarks in his "Habits of the People of England" in a letter to Nicholas Carlisle" pp. 29-76, with 8 plates. (2) Observations on the various Fashions of hats, Bonnets or Coverings for the head, chiefly from the Reign of King Henry VIII to the 18th Century by John Adey Repton", pp. 168-190, plus 8 plates. [++] Both are extracts, with no binding, though they are complete in themselves. They are quite bumped and tatty around the edges. This is still useful, so they're salvaged and for sale at a reduced price given condition. Fair.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. 8vo, 36pp, 1 plate plus description. Marbled Boards. 1/4 leather with gilt spine.

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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Ex-library with the usual labeling. General shelf/age wear. Non-circulating. Pages clean. Oversized.

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio: Chiefly From the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century | John Adey Repton | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Antigonos Verlag | EAN 9783563340172 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book delves into the intertwined worlds of landscape gardening and architecture, exploring how these "sister arts" can be harmoniously combined to create beautiful and functional spaces. Through a series of insightful fragments, the author examines various aspects of design, from the contrasting effects of Grecian and Gothic styles to the importance of fences, windows, and even the smallest details like the placement of a gate. Drawing upon years of experience and observations from across the English countryside, the author challenges conventional notions and offers practical advice for crafting landscapes that are both aesthetically pleasing and suited to the needs of their inhabitants. Whether discussing the transformation of grand estates or the creation of cozy cottages, the book emphasizes the importance of unity of character, respect for historical context, and a keen understanding of the interplay between art and nature. Ultimately, this book reveals the profound impact that thoughtful landscape design can have on our lives, enriching our surroundings and providing a sense of peace and tranquility. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio' by John Adey Repton offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of facial hair, primarily focusing on the period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. This work delves into the social and cultural significance of beards and moustaches during this era, providing insights into how these styles were perceived and their role in shaping identity and status. Reptonâ?(TM)s account is a valuable resource for those interested in social history, fashion history, and the evolving norms of personal appearance. The book captures the nuances of a time when facial hair was not merely a matter of personal preference but a statement of societal values. Discover the rich tapestry of stories and trends surrounding the beard and the moustachio in this meticulously researched historical exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio' by John Adey Repton offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of facial hair, primarily focusing on the period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. This work delves into the social and cultural significance of beards and moustaches during this era, providing insights into how these styles were perceived and their role in shaping identity and status. Reptonâ?(TM)s account is a valuable resource for those interested in social history, fashion history, and the evolving norms of personal appearance. The book captures the nuances of a time when facial hair was not merely a matter of personal preference but a statement of societal values. Discover the rich tapestry of stories and trends surrounding the beard and the moustachio in this meticulously researched historical exploration.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Hardcover. Limited Edition, #942/1000. Folio, 36 pages; VG; full blue cloth binding; spine unmarked; in G+ slipcase; mild shelf wear and soiling; lower corners bumped; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; board slightly bowed; binding slightly shaken; hand-numbered #942/1000 at bookplate at front paste down; contains black and white architectural plates; pages clean; shelved above Ancient Civilizations. 1344532. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

First Edition. Fine large-format copy in the original silver-blocked blue cloth boards. Remains remarkably well-preserved for its size: tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Notes: This is No. 805 from a limited edition of 1000 copies. The accompanying slip-case is in very good condition, somewhat worn at the edges and with minor dust-dulling. Series ; Cathedral series / Society of Antiquaries of London. Physical description: 36 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, plans (some folded) ; 62 cm. Notes: Drawings by John Adey Repton from the collection of the Society of Antiquaries. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Repton, John Adey, 1775-1860. Norwich Cathedral - Pictorial works. Cathedrals - England - Norwich. Architectural drawing - England - 18th century. Norwich (England) - Buildings, structures, etc. 3 Kg.

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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Brown leather covers re-spined with red leather, raised bands and black leather spine labels, gilt lettering on spine, gilt decoration on edges, decoration on upper, lower and inner edges on newer leather has been matched with existing decoration. Corners of covers are scuffed and edges have light wear. Damage to surface at base of spine from adhesive label. Marbled end-papers and text block edges. Sound binding. Volume contains many black and white plates and one fold out map. Contents include: I./II. Coins found by Colonel Caldwell in Tumuli in the Southern District of the Peninsula of India by Anthony Carlisle. III. Edward IVs Second Invasion of England 1471 by Edward Jerningham. IV. Petition to Henry VI from Tower Records by John Bayley. V. Gold Ring with Runic Inscription belonging to Earl of Aberdeen by William Hamper. VI. Seal of Geoffrey Bishop of Lincoln, son of Henry II by Henry Ellis. VII. Concerning jewels pledged in the 17th of Henry VI to Cardinal Beaufort by John Caley. VIII. Antiquities found at Hamden Hill with fragments of Chariots by Richard Colt Hoare. IX. Poem the 'Siege of Rouen' written during the reign of Henry V communicated by JJ Conybeare. X. First Common Seal used by the Burgesses of Bristol by James Dallaway. XI. Sarcastic verses written by an Adherent to the House of Lancaster in 1399 communicated by Hamper. *XI. Voyage and place of shipwreck of Saint Paul in AD 62 by Major Rennell. XII. Proceedings had in the Parliament of the Middle Temple respecting the Petition of Sir John Davies to be restored to the degree of barrister AD 1601 by Lord Stowell. XIII. On the word "Mass" by John Bruce. XIV./XV. Runic Inscription on a Jasper Ring by Hamper and Douce. XVI. Identity of Architectural Remains at Jerash and whether they are Gerasa or Pella by Major Rennell. XVII. Warrant of Indemnity and Discharge to Lionel Earl of Middlesex for having delivered certain jewels to James I dated 1623 by Robert Lemon. XVIII. Ancient buildings in Prussia by John Adey Repton. XIX. Letter from Thomas Amyot with drawings of Kirkham in Yorkshire and the room at Bolton Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was confined in 1568. XX. Instrument of Legitimation granted by Mary Queen of Scots to her brother by Thomas Amyot. XXI. Letters from Pope Pius IV to Mary Queen of Scots and from Benjamin Tichborne to James I concerning the executions of Lords Cobham and Gray. XXII. Interview between Henry VIII and Francis I by Cayley. XXIII. Seals from letter from Barons of England to Pope in 1301 by Nicholas Harris Nicolas. XXIV. Inventory of Effects of Sir John Fastolfe by Amyot. XXV. Survey of Egypt and Syria from 1422 by Gilbert de Lannoy. XXVI. Deed of Gift to Abbey of Ystrad Marchell by Samuel Rush Meyrick. XXVII. 1561 Plan for a House of Correction in Westminster by Ellis. XXVIII. Roman Antiquities discovered on the Line of Antonine's Vallum by John Skinner. XXIX. Letters from Queen Henrietta Maria of England and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia to John Lord Finch of Fordwich 1642 and 1655 by Nicolas. XXX. Edward I's Invasion of Scotland in 1296 by Nicolas. XXXII. Monumental Effigy at Stevenage Church by Robert Stothard. XXXIII. The Place where Julius Caesar landed in Britain by Rennell. XXXIV. Plan by Sir Humphry Gilbert for instituting a London Academy by Ellis. XXXV. The origin of the pointed arch in architecture by Sydney Smirke. Contains black and white plates. No dust jacket, as published. Stamps for Halifax Antiquarian Society and "Withdrawn" stamp on front end-papers and prelims. Pages of main text and plates (including reverse of plates) are free from stamps. Hand-written reference numbers on end-papers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40119021069. All our books are sent by tracked mail. This book is heavier than 1kg, and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. 36pp; edges and spine worn; binding warped; blue, textless spine; top corner at spine crumpled; no. 660 of 1000 Size: Atlas Folio - over 23" - 25" tall. Book.

First Edition. Fine large-format copy in the original silver-blocked blue cloth boards. Remains remarkably well-preserved for its size: tight, bright, clean and especially sharp cornered. Notes: This is No. 805 from a limited edition of 1000 copies. The accompanying slip-case is in very good condition, somewhat worn at the edges and with minor dust-dulling. Series ; Cathedral series / Society of Antiquaries of London. Physical description: 36 pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, plans (some folded) ; 62 cm. Notes: Drawings by John Adey Repton from the collection of the Society of Antiquaries. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Repton, John Adey, 1775-1860. Norwich Cathedral - Pictorial works. Cathedrals - England - Norwich. Architectural drawing - England - 18th century. Norwich (England) - Buildings, structures, etc. 1 Kg.

Cloth. Condición: Near Fine. Various Ilustrador. A scarce, limited edition study of Norwich Cathedral. With clean illustrations throughout, and retaining the scarce slipcase which is in an unusually smart condition. Number 66 of 1,000 copies printed. This work looks at the Norwich Cathedral at the end of the eighteenth century. Loosely inserted is a promotional leaflet for a publication by the Basilisk Press, London: 'The Red Books of Humphry Repton'. With a detailed preface, and introduction which highlights the architects William Wilkins Sr and John Adey Repton, whose drawings are used to this work. There are sixteen plates to this work total, including several folding plates. All plates depict different areas of the Cathedral such as the Gothic Screen, West Elevation, St Ethelbert's Gate, Cloisters, and Dormitory. Collated, complete. Each design has an accompanying technical description of the drawing, descriptions from William Wilkins' manuscript and supplementary notes. The construction of Norwich Cathedral began in 1096 before its completion in 1145. It has the second largest cloisters in England, only exceeded by Salisbury Cathedral. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with original slipcase. Externally, in a very bright condition with just a few light marks to the front board. Slipcase is very smart with just some minor rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Slipcase is VERY GOOD INDEED. Near Fine. book.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware 44 pp. Englisch.

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Hardcover Octavo. rebound in tan boards, gilt lettering and box to front cover, 36 pp original plates as frontispiece and last page.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 lithographed plates. Marbled boards, leather spine and corners with gilt lining and gilt ti spine faded, title in gilt on cover. Only 100 copies printed, hence quite rare. ''The very great variety in the form of the Beard and the Moustachio must be remarked by all collectors and admirers of ancient portraits. In Plate I and II I have endeavoured to select some specimens of the most curious forms.''.

Large quarto. (13 3/8 x 11 inches). xii, 238 pp., (2). 42 aquatint plates (22 hand-coloured, including ten with overslips and three double-page, 13 uncoloured, including three with overslips, 7 tinted, including one with an overslip), 1 wood-engraved and letterpress plan, 9 aquatint head- and tail-piece vignettes (including two with overslips), and numerous wood-engraved illustrations. Half-title. Plate list (including errata) at end. Contemporary diced russia boards with gilt border, spine in six compartments, gilt center tool, lettered gilt in second and fifth compartments, marbled edges. The first edition of Repton's final great work on landscape gardening. In both the present work and his earlier Observations. (London: 1803), Humphry Repton stated his view that the landscape architect should be guided by the single guiding principle that his work should produce a 'pleasing combination of Art and Nature adapted to the use of Man' (viii). Fragments focuses on a number of aristocratic landscapes: Cobham, Woburn, Endsleigh, Ashridge, Longleat, and other projects such as Ealing Park and White Lodge, which took in views of royal parks. They commemorate a historically minded, public spirited nobility. Other chapters focus on commissions for a range of clients, from Norfolk squires to Essex merchants; they establish a polite consensus around highly detailed plans for gardens. The final Fragment on Hare Street incorporates the outlook of 'venerable noblemen' such as the Duke of Portland and Viscount Torrington in the view from Repton's own garden. Repton notes that Fragments is drawn from 'more than four hundred Reports in MS,' i.e. his Red Books. This fact alone makes the present work particularly valuable, as most of the Red Books are no longer extant. Interestingly, Repton gives the modern reader the rare gift of explicitly outlining his colouring process in the book itself. In Fragment Twelve, titled 'Concerning Colours,' Repton discusses colour theory and includes detailed instructions for the artisans who coloured the aquatints in Fragments by hand. In this chapter he illustrates his colour theory with a fascinating plate that includes a diagram explaining the 'Harmony of Colours' as well as instructions for colouring a landscape scene 'before and after sun-rise; that is, before and after the natural process of colouring takes place.' Humphry Repton was the main successor to Lancelot 'Capability' Brown as an improver of grounds for the English gentry in the late 18th and early 19th century. Repton's landscapes displayed his preference for a gradual transition between house and grounds by means of terraces, balustrades and steps. He was particularly noted for the Red Books, which were produced for individual clients and were made up from manuscript descriptions bound with Repton's own watercolour drawings, with his proposed alterations displayed on an overlay. The present volume reproduces these otherwise unobtainable works of English landscape gardening. Abbey Scenery 391; Martin Hardie, p. 129; Prideaux, p. 349; Tooley 398.

Full-Leather. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 43 plates (one wood engraved and letterpress plan, 23 hand coloured aquatints, 7 tinted aquatints, 13 aquatints - 3 with overslips, 29 illustrations. Half title. Occasional faint spotting. Contemporary diced Russia, gilt spine, marble edges (spine lightly sunned, minor scuffing.) A fine copy of the First edition of Repton's final great work on landscape gardening.