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The oracle, or the resolver of questions. Containing above two thousand questions, with their proper answers, in Divinity, Law, Equity, Physic, Surgery, Algebra, Philosophy, Astrology, Botany, Sculpture, Painting, Love, Matrimony, Pleasure, Diversions, &c. &c. &c. Interspersed with variety of moral and entertaining stories.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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A treatise on the virtues of the purgative pills of Mr. Sibié, doctor of physick at Marseilles, Old Controlleur-General of the Finances in the Generality of Provence, of the Royal Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture Civile & Navale of that City.
Sibié, Mr.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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Donatello : "il maestro di chi sanno" / by Hope Rea.
Rea, Hope, 1860-Date: 1900- Books
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Bibliotheca Groenewegeana: being a catalogue of the stock of John Groenewegen; Containing Several scarce Books collected in France, Italy, Germany and Holland. Books of Mathematicks, Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Antiquities, Medals, Geography, History, Genealogies, Voyages, Divinity, Philosophy, Physick, Natural History, Law, Oratory, Poetry, and Polite Literature. To be sold by auction, on Monday the 10th of March, 1728-9, at Paul's Coffee-House, at the West End of St. Paul's, at Six of the Clock precisely, and to continue every Evening till all are Sold. By Thomas Ballard. The Books may be view'd three Days before the Sale begins. Catalogues are to be had at Mr. Lewis's, near Covent-Garden; Mr. King's in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Strahan's in Cornhill; Mr. Mount's on Tower-Hill; Mr. Clement's in Oxford; Mr. Thurlborn's, and Mr. Bonnor's in Cambridge; and at the Place of Sale. (price Sixpence.)
Ballard, Thomas, active 1698-1734.Date: 1729]- Books
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At R. Montagu's book-warehouse, The General-Post-Officer, That End of Great Queen-Street, next Drury-Lane, is a Choice Collection of Books, being several libraries Lately Purchased: Consisting of History, Divinity, Antiquities, Mathematicks, Law, Astrology, Atlas's, Sculpture, Heraldry, Poetry, Plays, Novels, Manuscripts, &c. &c. in most Languages, chiefly bound in a beautiful manner, gilt, marbled Leaves and Covers. Which will begin to be sold very Cheap, for Ready-Money, On Monday the 28st of April, 1735, The Price being mark'd on the first Leaf of each Book. N. B. Such Gentlemen who have Books to Bind, Gild, or Letter, may depend on having them done in the best Manner; likewise Libraries vnethodiz'd, gilt and letter'd at their own Houses, whether in Town or Country, on very reasonable Terms. There likewise may be had the best of Ink. Catalogues to be had at the Place of Sale, where may be had, at 1s. each, Catalogues, with the Prices fixed to each; likewise Ready Money for any Library or Parcel of Books. It a very good Horse or Chaise be wanted, it may be hired at a very reasonable Rate at the above-mentioned Place.
Montagu, R. (Richard), active 1718-1749.Date: 1735]- Books
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Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Giving a true and just description of the present state of those countries; Their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Manners, Laws, Commerce, Manufactures, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Coins, Antiquities, Curiosities of Art and Nature, &c. Illustrated With Copper-Plates, engraved from Drawings taken on the Spot. By John George Keysler, Fellow of the Royal Society in London. Carefully translated from the second edition of the German. In four volumes. ...
Keyssler, Johann Georg, 1693-1743.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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Travels through Germany, Bohemia, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Giving a true and just description of the present state of those countries; Their Natural, Literary, and Political History, Manners, Laws, Commerce, Manufactures, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Coins, Antiquities, Curiosities of Art and Nature, &c. Illustrated With Copper-Plates, engraved from Drawings taken on the Spot. By John George Keysler, Fellow of the Royal Society in London. Carefully translated from the second edition of the German. In four volumes. ...
Keyssler, Johann Georg, 1693-1743.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]-57- Books
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Travels through Holland, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Containing a particular description of the antient and present state of those countries; their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Religion, Laws, Manners, Customs, Manufactures, Sculpture, Painting, Architecture, Coins, Medals, Antiquities, Curiosities, &c. &c. &c. together with The Characters of the several Nations and Courts visited by the Author, and Observations on their several Policies. Interspersed with Various Remarks on Montfaucon, Spon, Mabillon, Misson, Bishop Burnet, Mr. Addison, and other eminent Authors. By the late Monsieur de Blainville, Secretary to the Embassy of the States-General, at the Court of Spain. Translated from the author's manuscript, (never published) by Dr. Turnbull, Mr. Guthrie, and others. Illustrated with copper-plates. In three volumes. In three volumes. ...
Blainville, Monsieur de.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
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A catalogue of books, containing many valuable articles, in ancient and modern literature. Among them are Antiquities of Herculaneum, 7 vols. Dalton's Manners of the Egyptians, plain or coloured Carter's Ancient Sculpture, 24 Nos. Gilpin's Tour, complete, 7 vols. Watt's Views, ditto Surveys of Essex, Kent, Surrey, &c. Antiquarian Society Prints Worlidge's Prints, old impressions D'auteroche Siberie, 4 vols grand papier Portraits des Hommes Illustres de Dannemarck Habits of the Levant, coloured Salvator's Roza's Etchings Picart's Temple of the Muses, l. p. Gower de Confessio Amantis, MS. on vellum La Roman de la Rose, ditto Rules of Winchester College, ditto Stuart's Athens, vol. 1. Dugdale's Monasticon Fuller's Worthies Harris's Voyages, 2 vols. best Hackluyt's ditto, 2 vols. best Barlow's Aesop Johnson on Gerarde Swammerdam's Insects Hudson's Dionysius, 2 vols. Dion Cassius Reimarii Justin - Venetiis, 1479 Rei Rusticae Edit. Princeps H. Stephens Thesaurus, Gr. 4 vols. l. p. Chinese Dictionary Sti. Basilii Opera, 3 vols. edit. opt. Sti. Bernardi Opera, 2 vols. edit. opt. Critici Sacri, et Thesaurus Philologicus, 12 vols. edit. opt. Pennant's Tours Phillips's Shrewsbury Vicar's Parliamentary Chronicle, fine copy Shaw's Travels, lest edit. Cook's Last Voyage, first impressions The Myrrour of Knighthood, 4 vols. Don Quixote, by Jarvis, 2 vols. with additional plates by Hogarth Thomson's Works, 2 vols. Swift's Works, 14 vols. Desagulier's Experim. Philosophy, 2 vols. Snelling's Coins Lavater's Physiognomy, 3 vols. Walpole's Royal and Noble Authors, 2 vols. Strawberry Hill, Rabbit Woman (tracts relative to) with prints by Hogarth, &c. Gentleman's Magazines from 1731 to 1772, 42 vols. They are now selling, this day, 1792, for ready Money only, at the low Prices marked in the Catalogue, and on the first Leaf of each Book, by Thomas King, Book Seller, No. 25, New Broad-Street. Catalogues may be had of the following Booksellers, Messrs. Sewell, Cornhill; Johnson, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Chapman, Chandos-Street; Fletcher, Oxford; Merrills, Cambridge; at T. King's Great Room, King-Street, Covent-Garden; and at the Place of Sale.
King, Thomas.Date: 1792]- Books
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A catalogue of the libraries of Mr. Bishop, of Drayton; Mr. Hitch, of the Six Clerks Office; and Dr. Castle; All lately Deceased: Consisting of about Six Thousand Volumes in Divinity, History, Antiquity, Voyages, Travels, Common and Civil Law, Mathematicks, Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Medals, Poetry, &c. Among many Valuable Books are the following: Ld Clarendon's Hist. 3 vol. L. Pap. Harris's History of Kent. Dart's Canterbury, L. and S. Pap. Scot's History of Scotland. Mercator's Atlas, 2 vol. finely col. Guillim's Heraldry. Romanae Magnitudinis Monument. Roma Subterranea. Le Bruyn's Travels, fine Cuts. Historiae Anglicanae Scrip. 2 vol. Antiquit. Rom. explicatae. Royal Bible, finest Paper, by Basket, at Oxon. 1717. Hammond's Works, 4 vol. Tillotson's Works, 3 vol. Leslie's Works, 2 vol. L. Pap. Beveridge's Works, 2 vol. Hist. Scrip. Iconibus repraesent. N. Testamentum, Millii. Cotelerii Patres Apostolici, 2 tom. Which will begin to be sold very Cheap, (the lowest Price mark'd in each Book) on Monday the 11th of December 1732, at R. Montagu's great Book-Warehouse, at the General Post-Office, the Corner of Great Queen-Street, near Drury-Lane: Where any Gentlemen that have Libraries to dispose of, may be certain of ready Money on the most advantageous Terms, several Booksellers having united, and provided large Warehouses for that purpose. N. B. Such Gentleman as desire it, may, at the said Place, have Catalogues taken, and Books appraised, and sold by publick Auction, or in what manner they please, on very reasonable Conditions. Catalogues to be had at the Place of Sale, and at the following Coffee-Houses; (viz.) Mount's Coffee-House, in Grosvenor-Street, near Hannover-Square; St. James's, in St. James's-Street; Tom's, in Scotland yard; Oliver's, at Westminster-Hall Gate; Slaughter's, in St. Martin's Lane; Squire's, in Fuller's-Rents, near Grays-Inn; Serle's, in Lincolns-Inn; Richards's, by Temple-Bar; and John's, in Birchin-Lane. For the Curious, there are a few printed with the Prices, and sold at 1 s. each, at the Place of Sale; Mrs. Nut's, at the Royal-Exchange; and Mrs. Dodd's, without Temple-Bar.
Montagu, R. (Richard), active 1718-1749.Date: 1732]- Books
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The life of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine artist. Containing A Variety of Curious and Interesting Particulars, relative to Painting, Sculpture and Architecture; and The History of his own Time. Written by himself in the Tuscan language, and translated from the original By Thomas Nugent, L.L.D. F.S.A. in two volumes. ...
Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571.Date: M,DCC,LXXII. [1772]- Books
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Bibliotheca literaria; seu librorum maximé insignium catalogus: containing a very curious and uncommon collection of Books in most Languages, relating to the History of Great Britain and Ireland, of Foreign Countries, the Fathers, Common, Civil and Canon Law, Divinity, Sculpture, Architecture, Painting, Mathematicks, Voyages, Romances, Poetry, Physick, Anatomy, Natural History, Trade, &c. Classicks in Usum Delph. Par. Edit. cum Notis Variorum, and printed by Vascosan, Colinaeus, R. Stevens, and Elzevir senr. Amongst which are Spelman's Councils, 2 vol. Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum, 3 vol. Pere Montfaucon, Grand Papier; Mezeray, 3 vol. Edit. non chastree; Leoni's Palladio, 5 vol. 1st Edit. Statutes at large, 3 vol. most of the Reports; Field's Bible, 2 vol. with fine Dutch Cuts, bound in Russia: Likewise several Manuscripts on Vellum, relating to the Laws of England, &c. which formerly belonged to the Famous Mr. Lambard. Which will begin to be sold very cheap (the Price mark'd in each Book) by Charles Davis, at Dick's Coffee-House in the Little-Piazza, Covent-Garden, on Tuesday the third of December, 1723. at Nine of the Clock in the Morning. Catalogues may be had gratis at Mr. King's, in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Stokoe's, at Charing-Cross; Mr. Franklyn's, under Tom's Coffee-House, Mr. Woodman's, under Will's, Covent-Garden; Mr. Lintott's, in Fleetstreet; Mr. Osborn's, by Grays-Inn-Walks; Mr. Strahan's, in Cornhil; Booksellers: at the Chapter Coffee-House in Pater-Noster-Row; and at the Place of Sale.
Davis, Charles, -1755.Date: 1723]- Books
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A guide to classical learning; or, Polymetis abridged. In three parts. I. The Rise, Growth, and Decay of Poetry, Painting, and Sculpture, among the Romans; with the Characters of the Latin Poets and their Works, from Ennius down to Juvenal. II. The Usefulness of Antiques towards explaining the Classics; Remarks on our Commentators and School-Education; with a true Idea of the Allegories and Machinery of the Ancients; the want of which is the cause of the Defects and Mistakes in our modern Authors and Artists. III. A summary of Mr. Spence's Inquiry concerning the Agreement between the Works of the Roman Poets, and the Remains of the ancient Artists. Being a work, necessary, not only for classical instruction, but for all those who wish to have a true taste for the beauties of poetry, sculpture and painting. By N. Tindal, translator of Rapin.
Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768.Date: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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Travels through Germany, Hungary, Bohemia, Switzerland, Italy, and Lorrain. Containing an accurate description of the present state and curiosities of those countries. Together with Their Natural, Literary, and Political History; Mechanics, Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Medals and Antiquities. Illustrated with Copper-Plates. By John George Keysler, F.R.S. To which is prefixed, the life of the author, by Mr. Godfrey Schutze, Member of the Royal Academies of Berlin and Copenhagen. Translated from the Hanover edition of the German. ...
Keyssler, Johann Georg, 1693-1743.Date: M.DCC.LVIII. [1758]- Books
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A catalogue of the libraries of Edward Marshall Esq; And of a Very Eminent Prelate Lately Deceased: Consisting of a very Large and Valuable Collection of Books relating to the Common and Civil Law, the History and Antiquities of Great Britain and Ireland, of Foreign Countries, the Fathers, Divinity, Physick, Natural History, Mathematicks, Sculpture, Architecture, Painting, Voyages, Romances, Poetry, Trade, &c. Classicks of the most celebrated Editions, in Usum Delphini, Par. Ed. & cum Notis Variorum; likewise French, Italian, and Spanish Books. Which will begin to be Sold very Cheap (the Price marked in each Book) by Charles Davis, up one Pair of Stairs, at the Broad-Cloth Warchouse, next to Dick's Coffee-House, under the Little Piazza, Covent-Garden, on Thursday the 5th of March, 1723-4. at Nine in the Morning.
Davis, Charles, -1755.Date: 1724]- Books
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Bibliotheca antiquaria & politica: being a catalogue of the library of a very great statesman deceased, Consisting of a Curious and Large Collection of Books, relating to the History, Antiquities, and Constitution of Great Britain and Ireland, and most Foreign Countries, their Politicks and Forms of Government; of Architecture, Medals, Sculpture, Painting, Mathematicks, Trade, Husbandry, Natural History, Divinity, and Classicks in Usum Delphini, of the Paris Edition, cum Notis Variorum, &c. With a great Number of Spanish, Italian, and French Books. Which will begin to be sold very cheap, the Price being marked in each Book, at Dick's Coffee-House, under the Little Piazza in Covent-Garden, on Tuesday the 21st of May, 1723. at Nine in the Morning. Catalogues may be had Gratis at Mr. Greaves's, next White's Chocolate-House, in St. James's-Street; Mr. Parker's, in Pall-Mall; Mr. Stokoe's, at Charing-Cross; Mr. Lewis's and Mr. Woodman's, in Covent-Garden; Mr. King's, in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Lintot's, in Fleetstreet; Mr. Meighan's, under Grays-Inn-Gate, in Holborn; Mr. Strahan's, in Cornhill, Booksellers at Child's Coffee-House, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and at the Place of Sale.
Woodman, James.Date: 1723]- Pictures
Discophoros sculpture.
Date: [between 1900 and 1950?]Reference: 3289270iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Pictures
Marathon Boy sculpture.
Date: [between 1900 and 1950?]Reference: 3289257iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.- Books
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The works of the late Professor Camper, on the connexion between the science of anatomy and the arts of drawing, painting, statuary, &c. &c. in two books. Containing A Treatise on the Natural Difference of Features in Persons of Different Countries and Periods of Life; and on Beauty, as Exhibited in Ancient Sculpture; with a New Method of Sketching Heads, National Features, and Portraits of Individuals, with Accuracy, &c. &c. Illustrated with seventeen plates, Explanatory of the Professor's leading Principles. Translated from the Dutch by T. Cogan, M.D.
Camper, Petrus, 1722-1789.Date: 1794- Books
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The antiquities of Constantinople. With a description of its situation, the conveniencies of its port, its publick buildings, the Statuary, Sculpture, Architecture, and other Curiosities of that City. With Cuts explaining the Chief of them. In four books. Written originally in Latin by Petrus Gyllius A Byzantine Historian. Now translated into English, and enlarged with an ancient description of the wards of that city, as they stood in the Reigns of Arcadius and Honorius. With Pancirolus's Notes thereupon. To which is added A large Explanatory Index. by John Ball, formerly of C. C. C. Oxon.
Gilles, Pierre, 1490-1555.Date: 1729- Books
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A catalogue of very valuable books, In almost all Branches of Learning. Chiefly Architecture and Books of Sculpture; and a fine Collection of French and Italian Prints, engraved by the best Masters: The Whole being curiously Collected. Which will be Sold by auction, at the British Coffee-House, in Old Palace-Yard, going into the Court of Requests, Westminster; on Wednesday next, being the 18th of March, 1729/30. By Harmen Noorthouck, Bookseller, In the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden. Beginning every Morning at Eleven O'Clock till all are Sold; and may be view'd three Days before the Sale begins. Catalogues are given gratis at George's Chocolate-House in St James's-Street; Mount's Coffee-House in Grosvenor-Street; Old Man's, and Forrest's, at Charing-Cross; at H. Noorthouck's in the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden; and at the Place of Sale.
Noorthouck, Harmen.Date: 1730]- Books
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A catalogue of uncommon and valuable books: consisting Of almost every Thing that is Curious in Divinity, Philosophy, Physick, Mathematicks, &c. Also the History, Antiquity, and Parliamentary Affairs of Great-Britain and Ireland. Together with the History of most other Countries. Likewise Books of Sculpture and Medals; with several Dictionaries and Lexicons, and other Parts of Polite Literature, in Greek, Latin, English, Italian, French and Spanish. And will be Sold by auction, At the Bedford Coffee-House in the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden, on Wednesday the Fourth of March 1729/30, beginning every Evening at Five a Clock exactly; By Harmen Noorthouck, Bookseller, In the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden. N. B. The Books may be view'd two Days before the Time of Sale, and every Day of Sale to the Time of Sale. Catalogues are given gratis at the Temple-Exchange Coffee-House in Fleet-Street; Slaughter's Coffee-House in St. Martin's-Lane; Forest's Coffee-House at Charing-Cross; at H. Noorthouck's in the Piazza Covent-Garden; and at the Place of sale.
Noorthouck, Harmen.Date: 1730]- Books
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A catalogue of the reserved collection of statues, busts, vases, urns, sarcophagi, &c. and Other Select and Valuable Pieces of Antiquity; also, Sundry modern busts of Exquisite Sculpture, and highly finished, comprising A Bust of Venus de Medicis-Shakespear-Stern-Cato the Censor-Scipio Africano; and other renowned and admired Characters. Several elegant Statuary Marble Chimney Pieces, and curious and scarce Marble Slabs, the Property of Lyde Brown, Esq; Removed from his late Residence in the City. Also, a small collection of Italian, French, Flemish and Dutch Pictures, Prints, Drawings, &c. and A capital Set of Brussels Tapestry from Teniers, in excellent Preservation. Which will be sold by auction, By Mr. Christie, At his Great Room, in Pall Mall, On Friday, May 30, 1788, and following Day. To be publickly Viewed Two Days preceding the Sale, which will begin each Day at Twelve O'Clock. Catalogues may be had at the Rainbow Coffee House, Cornhill; and in Pall Mall. N. B. The Clocks, Jewels, Rings, &c. will be sold in the First Day's Sale.
Christie, Mr. (James), 1730-1803.Date: 1788]- Pictures
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A female figure representing science trimming the lamp of life. Engraving by A. R. Freebairn, 1849, after W. Wyon.
Wyon, William, 1795-1851.Date: 1849Reference: 26215i- Pictures
Ganymede with Jupiter's eagle sculpture.
Date: [between 1950 and 1983?]Reference: 3289268iPart of: The James Gardiner Collection.