Hayter, John, d 1755-1818, A report upon the Herculaneum manuscripts , 1811
- Title(s):
- A report upon the Herculaneum manuscripts : in a second letter addressed, by permission, to His Royal Highness, the Prince Regent / by the Rev. John Hayter, A.M., Chaplain in Ordinary to the Prince, and His Superintendent of those manuscripts.
- Published/Created:
- London : Printed for Richard Phillips, No. 7, Bridge Street; by George Sidney, Northumberland Street, Strand, 1811.
- Physical Description:
- [4], 141, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsPA3317 .H39 1811+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3336609
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Engravings by Samuel John Neele.
British Museum. General catalogue of printed books to 1955 (compact edition), v. 11, p. 987
Eng. cat. of books, Prel. vol., p. 260
BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards, stamped in gilt with the logo of The Society of Writers to the Signet. - Subject Terms:
- Herculaneum (Extinct city)Manuscripts, Greek (Papyri) -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Ancient city)Manuscripts, Latin (Papyri) -- Italy -- Herculaneum (Ancient city)Papyrus (The plant)Phillips, Richard -- Publisher.Pompeii (Extinct city)Sidney, George -- Printer.Society of Writers to the Signet -- Stamp.
- Form/Genre:
- Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1811.
Botanical illustrations. - Export:
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- Appendix (p. [109]-141) contains the author's "Herculaneum" (part of a Latin poem); "A new edition of the first letter addressed with permission to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales" (first published under title: The Herculanean and Pompeian manuscripts, 1800); "Description of the papyrus plant"; "A brief remark upon the Herculanensia."
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