Germana quaedam antiquitatis eruditae monumenta : quibus Romanorum veterum ritus varii tam sacri quam profani, tum Graecorum atque Aegyptiorum nonnulli illustrantur / Romæ olim maxima ex parte collecta, ac dissertationibus jam singulis instructa, a Conyers Middleton, S.T.P. Academiae Cantabrigiensis Protobibliothecario. His appendicis item loco adjuncta est mumiae Cantabrigiensis descriptio.
Alternate Title(s):
Half-title: Antiquitates Middletonianae
Published / Created:
Londini : Apud R. Manby et H.S. Cox in vico vulgo dicto Ludgate Hill, MDCCXLV [1745]
Physical Description:
xii, 266 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, XXIII leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsDE57 .M53 1745+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Half title on first leaf reads: Antiquitates Middletonianae.An account of the collection which Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744.Illustrations by J. Mynde (J. Mynde sculp.).Engraved title page; engraved head- and tail-pieces.Includes bibliographical references and index.Advertisements on last leaf.Errata slip pasted on page 266.English short title catalogue, T125483Cicognara, 2491Dictionary of British and Irish travellers in Italy, 1701-1800. New Haven, Ct. : Yale University Press, 1997, page 658An account of the collection which Middleton acquired in Rome in 1723-4 and sold to Horace Walpole in 1744.
Subject Terms:
Middleton, Conyers, 1683–1750. | Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797. | Classical antiquities -- Early works to 1800. | Germany -- Antiquities, Roman. | Mummies. | Mummies. | Middleton, Conyers, 1683–1750. | Walpole, Horace, 1717–1797. | Classical antiquities. | Mummies. | Germany. | Lord Mountgarrett Library -- Bookplate. | Lewis, W. S. (Wilmarth Sheldon), 1895–1979 -- Ms. notes. | R. Manby et H.S. Cox -- Publisher. | Norwood, Thomas Wilkinson, Esq., B.A. -- Autograph, January, 1852.
Form/Genre:
Early works. | Etchings -- 1745. | Engraving -- 1745. | Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century. | Advertisements -- England -- London -- 18th century. | Annotations (Provenance) -- 18th century. | Armorial Bookplates (Provenance)