A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, From the Revival of The Art Under Cimabue, and The Alleged Discovery of Engraving by Finiguerra, to The Present Time: With The Ciphers, Monograms, and Marks, Used by Each Engraver: A New Edition, Revised, Enlarged, and Continued to The Present Time, Comprising Above One Thousand Additional Memoirs, and Large Accessions to The Lists of Pictures and Engravings; Also New Plates of Ciphers and Monograms.

A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, From the Revival of The Art Under Cimabue, and The Alleged Discovery of Engraving by Finiguerra, to The Present Time: With The Ciphers, Monograms, and Marks, Used by Each Engraver: A New Edition, Revised, Enlarged, and Continued to The Present Time, Comprising Above One Thousand Additional Memoirs, and Large Accessions to The Lists of Pictures and Engravings; Also New Plates of Ciphers and Monograms. 1849. London: H.G. Bohn.

4to.(6.5" x 10.25") (938) pp. Full brown ribbed cloth with embossed fancy frames to boards. Spine with gilt lettering. Edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed with small loss to tips. Spine with closed tears, glued repair, lacking the bottom 25% of spine material. Head of s[pine chipped with small loss. Text in two columns. Receipt (recipe) in old ink in ten lines neatly to the rear free flyleaf on home-made varnish. First and last few pages with spots of foxing, boards lightly rubbed, thin stain to the center of the upper board. Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece and plates of ciphers and monograms.

A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (London: H. G. Bohn, 1849) is an expanded and revised edition of the classic reference work—originating with Matthew Pilkington—that provides concise biographies, critical notes, and lists of works for artists from the early Renaissance to the mid-nineteenth century. This edition adds over a thousand new entries and includes plates of ciphers, monograms, and engraving marks used by artists, making it an essential Victorian handbook for collectors, dealers, and art historians.

Free shipping via USPS for United States purchasers within the continental U.S., International shipping determined using USPS Priority Express, DHL, FedEx, or Parcel Monkey. We are currently putting all 5000+ titles online, but if there is a specific title you are looking for, please reach out, we may just have it! Sonny Ideker Bookseller is located within City Antiques in Historic Roswell, Georgia at 700 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell, GA. 30076. We look forward to your visit or email for specific wants or needs. Thanks!

Antique Books, Old Leather Book, Old Vellum Book, Decorative Binding, Antiquarian Book, Vintage decorative, Ancient Leather, Rare Books, Decorative Books, Decorative Leather, Beautiful Decorative Book, That Rare Book Guy, Sonny Ideker, City Antiques & Interior Arts, Georgia Antiquarian Booksellers Association.