The red books of Humphry Repton
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The red books of Humphry Repton
Basilisk Press, [1976] , , c1976
- volume 1
- volume 2
- volume 3
- volume 4
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Agricultural Library, Shinshu Univ.
volume 1629.23:Ma 390550303630,
volume 2629.23:Ma 390550303648, volume 3629.23:Ma 390550303655, volume 4629.23:Ma 390550303663 -
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Content Type: text (ncrcontent), still image (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)
Only v. 4 has general title. V. 1-3 have only special title, with general title and number of volumes appearing in colophon.
Size: v. 1 : 45 cm, v. 2-4 : 23 × 30 cm.
Spine: v. 1. Sheringham hall, v. 2. Antony house, v. 3. Attingham park, v. 4. Repton's red books
V. 4 includes bibliographical references
V. 1-3 are full-color facsimiles of 3 of Humphry Repton's "red books", original manusucripts were prepared in 1812, 1792, and 1798, respectively. Some illustrations printed on separate sheets and mounted.
"Five hundred and fifteen sets have been printed of which five hundred are for sale"--Colophon
Contents of Works
- volume 1. Plans for Sherringham in Norfolk, the property of Abbot Upcher, esq / by H. Repton, assisted in the architecture by his son, I.A. Repton
- volume 2. Antony house in Cornwall, a seat of Reginald Pole Carew, esq., M.P.
- volume 3. Attingham in Shropshire, a seat of the Right Honble. Lord Berwick
- volume 4. Explanatory volume / Edward Malins
