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BOUTELL, Charles.
A Manual of British Archaeology.
Complete with all plates, a preface, a list of contents, an introduction, a glossary of architectural terms, an index of buildings and places, an index of names and titles, and a general index. This book is to do with archaeology as it pertains to architecture, accessories, monuments, heraldry, and illumination. Boutell was known for his books on heraldry and arms and armour.
- Published
- London: Lovell Reeve, 1858.
- Plates
- 20
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Lovell Reeve, 1858.
- Ref
- 946
Publisher's maroon cloth boards, gilt spine lettering, a gilt-stamped device to upper board, fan-shaped corner-pieces in blind to boards, spine 'sunned,' hinges cracked and worn; MS ownership signature "Mrs. F.J. Curties 1870, Tunbridge Wells" to front free endpaper; wonderful lithographed hand-coloured plates throughout. Fascinating and wonderfully illustrated mid 19th-century archaeology reference. It contains numerous fine and vibrant hand-coloured lithograph plates throughout, depicting items including flags, shields, crests, architecture, and more, in good, clean condition. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. Enamels. (4 figs) 2. Architectural Details - Capitals. (4 figs) 3. Architectural Details - Windows. (4 figs) 4. Heraldic & Wall Diapers. (7 figs) 5. Coloured Glass. (3 figs) 6. Pavement Tiles. (4 figs) 7. Monumental Slabs. (2 figs) 8. Monumental Brass. Merton College Chapel, Oxford. 9. Tomb with Effigy and Stone Coffin. (2 figs) 10. Heraldry - Shields & Crests. (5 figs) 11. Heraldry Badges. (3 figs) 12. Heraldry - Banners &c. (4 figs) 13. Seals. (3 figs) 14. Inscriptions. (6 figs) 15. Celts. (4 figs) 16. Arms & Armour. (10 figs) 17. Armour - Head Pieces &c. (6 figs) 18. Beads. (18 figs) 19. Personal Ornaments. (7 figs) 20. Pottery. (6 figs)
