Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Billings, Robert William, 1813-1874
Title:
Architectural illustrations, history and description of Carlisle cathedral, by Robert William Billings.
Published / Created:
London, T. and W. Boone [etc.] 1840.
Physical Description:
vi, 92 p. illus., XLV pl. (1 col.) incl. front., plan, 31 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
NA5471 C4 B5+ Copy 1 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Rare Books and Manuscripts
NA5471 C4 B5+ Copy 2 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title on spine: History of Carlisle Cathedral.

Printed by G. Norman, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden.

Plates engraved by John Saddler, Samuel Williams, George Gladwin, Robert William Billings, James Lambert, and T. Clark; after Robert William Billings and T. Clark.

British Art Center has 2 copies.

Copy 2 is extra-illustrated with additional plates engraved by Benjamin Winkles, Edward Finden, Robert Grave [i.e. Graves], Philipp Audinet, George Perfect Harding, Daniel King, John Chessell Buckler, and Samuel Noble; after Charles Warren, Benjamin Baud, George Perfect Harding, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Daniel King, John Chessell Buckler, John Britton, and R. Carlisle.

Copy 2 is also bound with: Illustrations of geometric tracery from the paneling belonging to Carlisle Cathedral / by Robert William Billings. London, 1842.

Illus. t.-p.

"Ms. collections and published works relating to Carlisle cathedral": p. [81]-84.
Subject Terms:
Hunnewell, James Frothingham, 1832–1910 -- Bookplate. | Carlisle Cathedral (Carlisle, England) | Boone, Thomas and William -- Publisher. | Norman, G. -- Printer. | Church architecture.
Form/Genre:
Etchings -- 1840. | Wood engravings -- 1840. | Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance) | Engravings -- 1840. | Steel engravings -- 1840. | Photographs.
Contributors:
Saddler, John, 1813–1892, engraver. | Williams, Samuel, 1788–1853, engraver. | Gladwin, George, engraver. | Lambert, J., engraver. | Clark, T., engraver. | Winkles, Benjamin, ill. | Finden, Edward Francis, 1791–1857, engraver. | Graves, Robert, 1798–1873, engraver. | Audinet, Philip, 1766–1837, engraver. | Harding, G. P. (George Perfect), 1780–1853, engraver. | King, Daniel, died 1664, ill. | Buckler, John Chessell, 1793–1894, ill. | Noble, Samuel, 1779–1853, engraver. | Warren, Charles Turner, 1767–1823, ill. | Baud, Benjamin, 1806 or 7–1875, ill. | Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646–1723, ill. | Britton, John, 1771–1857, ill. | Carlisle, R., ill. | Billings, Robert William, 1813–1874, ill.