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Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1 (page 1/3)

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[picture: Front Cover, Morris, Picturesque Views]

Words and pictures from “A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland with descriptive and historical letterpress” edited by The Rev. F. O. Morris, B.A., author of a “history of british birds,” dedicated by permission to her most gracious majesty the queen.

A fabulous example of eight-colour printing, using of course multiple print runs; I do not know whether the same plate was hand-inked, or whether multiple plates were made.

Kudos to the bookseller, Crescent Books in New Orleans, for not ripping the book apart and selling the prints.

I also have Volume 2.

Contents:

Windsor Castle; Harewould House; Castle Howard; Howsham Hall; Sudeley Castle; Picton Castle; Wentworth Woodhouse; Everingham Park; Holm Lacy; Eaton Hall; Thrybergh Park; Floors Castle; Lea; Farnham House; Ilam Hall; Warwick Castle; Burton Constable; Franks; Chatsworth; Guy’s Cliffe; Knowsley Hall; Garnstone; Trentham Hall; Charlecote; Ripley Castle; Burhley House; Alton Towers; Broadlands; Temple newham; Wollaton Hall; Inverary Castle; Newstead Abbey; Blenheim; Cranbury Place; Scone Palace; Wilton House; Whitley Court; Glanusk Park; Burton-Agnes Hall; Balmorel Castle.

Title: Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland Vol 1

Author: Morris, F. O.

Date: 1870

Total items: 16

Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.

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Windsor Castle, The Royal Residence

The history of Windsor Castle is the history of England and of England’s Kings and Queens. [...] The building is worthy of England, and of the long and illustrious line of monarchs who have sat upon our throne, and [...] there is perhaps none more thoroughly suitable for the Palace of the Ruling Sovereign of England, inasmuch as there is [no castle] [...] [more...] [$]

Whitley Court

Witley Court was badly damaged by a fire in 1937, some 60 years after this picture was made. The description in the book tries hard, i think, to hide the writer’s disdain for the self-made. [more...] [$]

Charlecote.

Today, Charlecote Park is run by the National Trust; it is described there are a 16th century manor, although there had probably been a house there for some five hundred or more years. This picture, made from 8 separate engraved plates to build up a colour image, shows the house, the gate-house or lodge, and [...] [more...] [$]

Wilton House

It was hard to do justice to the delicate colours of this 8-colour printed plate of Wilton House in Wiltshire. [more...] [$]

Wentworth Woodhouse.

WENTWORTH HOUSE
Near Rotherham, Yorkshire. Earl FitzWilliam. [more...] [$]

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