The history and doctrine of Budhism : popularly illustrated : with notices of the Kappooism, or demon worship, and of the Bali, or planetary incantations, of Ceylon / by Edward Upham, M.R.A.S. ; with forty-three lithographic prints from original Singalese designs.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for R. Ackermann, Strand : J. Upham, Bath : C. Upham, Exeter : and Dondéy-Dupré, Librairie Orientale, Rue Richelieu, Paris, 1829.London : James Bullock, printer, Lombard-Street, Whitefriars, [1829]
Physical Description:
[4], vii, [1], 136 p., [43] leaves of plates : ill. ; 38 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and ManuscriptsBQ354 .U75 1829+ OversizeYale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
One of Ackermann's last publications, and apparently his first venture in colored lithography in book form.Hardie, M. English coloured books, p. 116Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 413BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary half calf and marbled boards; rebacked. Armorial bookplates: John Roland Abbey; Charles Home Lloyd Fitzwilliams, of Cilwyn.
Subject Terms:
Sri Lanka -- Religion. | Buddhism. | Buddhist art. | Upham, J. -- Publisher. | Upham, C. -- Publisher. | Dondéy-Dupré -- Publisher. | Bullock, James -- Printer. | Fitzwilliams, Charles Home Lloyd, of Cilwyn -- Bookplate.