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Total number of records: 59

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Books and printed items58
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Brotherton Collection16
English Literature8
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1

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painters59
painting29
art10
artists9
architects7
architecture6
engravers4
illumination of books and manuscripts2
women painters2
painting, french1

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Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)9
Du Fresnoy, Charles-Alphonse, 1611-16689
Walpole, Horace (1717-1797)8
Vertue, George (1684-1756)8
Rosini, Giovanni (1776-1855)7
Felibien, Andre Sieur Des Avaux Et De Javercy (1619-1695)6
Vertue, George4
Academie Royale De Peinture Et De Sculpture (France)4
Gray, Thomas3
Gray, Thomas (1716-1771)3

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Compendious view of universal history and literature : in a series of tables

Bredow, G G (1773-1814); Van Brée, Mathieu Ignace (1773-1839); Bell, James (1769-1833); Büsch, Johann Georg (1728-1800)

1824

The original appeared under title: "Grundriss einer Geschichte der merkwürdigsten Welthändel neuerer Zeit" / von Johan Georg Büsch, Hamburg, 1781. It was afterwards brought down to 1796 by the auth...

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Vite dei pittori antichi greci e latini

Della Valle, Guglielmo (1740?-1794?); Dati, Carlo Roberto (1619-1675)

1795

Partly compiled from C. R. Datti's "Vite de'pittori antichi, " Firenze, 1667.

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L'abcedario pittorico : dall'autore ristampato corretto et accresciuto di molti professori e di altre notizie spettanti alla pittura

Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio (1660-1727)

1719

Dedication signed by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi. Bibliography: p. 450-473.

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Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes (v.1)

Félibien, André sieur des Avaux et de Javercy (1619-1695)

1685 [i.e. 1686]-

First published Paris, 1666-88.

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Entretiens sur les vies et sur les ouvrages des plus excellens peintres anciens et modernes : avec la vie des architectes (v.6)

Félibien, André sieur des Avaux et de Javercy (1619-1695); Félibien des Avaux, J.-F (1658?-1733); Perrot, Catherine (fl. 17th century)

1725

Parts of v. 5 and 6 by J.-F. Félibien; "Traité de la miniature" in v. 6 by Catherine Perrot with separate title page and pagination. First published Paris, 1666-88.

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The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, knight : containing his Discourses, Idlers, a journey to Flanders and Holland, and his commentary on Du Fresnoy's art of painting : printed from his revised copies, (with his last corrections and additions) In three volumes (v.1)

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792); Malone, Edmond (1741-1812); Gray, Thomas (1716-1771)

1801

"A chronological list of painters, from the revival of the art to the beginning of the last century [by Thomas Gray]": v. 3, p. 291-323.

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The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, knight : containing his Discourses, Idlers, a journey to Flanders and Holland, and his commentary on Du Fresnoy's art of painting : printed from his revised copies, (with his last corrections and additions) In three volumes (v.2)

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792); Malone, Edmond (1741-1812); Gray, Thomas (1716-1771)

1801

"A chronological list of painters, from the revival of the art to the beginning of the last century [by Thomas Gray]": v. 3, p. 291-323.

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The works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, knight : containing his Discourses, Idlers, a journey to Flanders and Holland, and his commentary on Du Fresnoy's art of painting : printed from his revised copies, (with his last corrections and additions) In three volumes (v.3)

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792); Malone, Edmond (1741-1812); Gray, Thomas (1716-1771)

1801

"A chronological list of painters, from the revival of the art to the beginning of the last century [by Thomas Gray]": v. 3, p. 291-323.

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The complete works of Sir Joshua Reynolds : With an original memoir, and anecdotes of the author (v.1)

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)

1824

Vol. 3 contains an English verse translation by W. Mason of the Art of painting by Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy followed by notes concerning this work by Sir J. Reynolds.

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The complete works of Sir Joshua Reynolds : With an original memoir, and anecdotes of the author (v.2)

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)

1824

Vol. 3 contains an English verse translation by W. Mason of the Art of painting by Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy followed by notes concerning this work by Sir J. Reynolds.

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The complete works of Sir Joshua Reynolds : With an original memoir, and anecdotes of the author (v.3)

Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1723-1792)

1824

Vol. 3 contains an English verse translation by W. Mason of the Art of painting by Charles Alphonse Du Fresnoy followed by notes concerning this work by Sir J. Reynolds.

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