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Knight (Richard Payne)

An Inquiry into the Principles of Taste.

London: Printed for T. Payne and J. White, by C. Mercier, 1805.,

343.76 €

Forest Books William Laywood

(Grantham, United Kingdom)

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Author
Knight (Richard Payne)
Publishers
London: Printed for T. Payne and J. White, by C. Mercier, 1805.
Keyword
ANTIQUARIAN

Description

First edition, 8vo, xxi, [3], 471, [1] pp., occasional light spotting, contemporary half calf, marbled boards, spine with raised bands ruled in gilt, compartments tooled in blind, red morocco lettering piece, a nice copy. An important work in the history of aesthetics, confirming Knight's reputation as the arbiteron national taste. Its impact on contemporaries was considerable and by 1808 it had run to three further editions.
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