Reference code
IE CA KK/10/38
Title
The antiquities of Ireland
Date(s)
- 1791-1797 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 volumes. iv, vi, xlii, [8], 88; vi, xvi, 98 pp. 266 engraved plates and plans including 2 engraved title pages; 28 cm x 19 cm
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Date: 1791-1797
Author: Francis Grose (c.1731-1791)
Publisher: London, Vol. 1: Printed for S. Hooper, MDCCXCI; Vol. II, Printed for M. Hooper & Wigstead, MDCCXCVII
Full title: 'The antiquities of Ireland'
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Language of material
- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Contemporary full brown calf cover with gilt title to spine and marble edges. Some wear to the end of the spine and on the leading edges of the covers.
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Note
Grose’s name does not appear on t.p. of vol. 2, which was edited and for the most part written by Edward Ledwich. The inside cover of both volumes has printed stamp of the armorial arms of Thomas Bewes Esq.