Vases and Volcanoes: Sir William Hamilton and His Collection
Rare and modern books
Jenkins, Ian, Sloan, Kim
The Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1996,
Vases and Volcanoes: Sir William Hamilton and His Collection
Rare and modern books
Jenkins, Ian, Sloan, Kim
The Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1996,
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- Author
- Jenkins, Ian, Sloan, Kim
- Publishers
- The Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1996
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- Dust jacket
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- State of preservation
- As New
- Binding
- Softcover
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- First edition
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Description
4to, Softbound. Color illustrated glossy wraps. 320 pp., profusely illustrated in color and bw. Catalogue lists and annotates 194 items. Contents as follows: William Hamilton and the 'art of going through life' / Carlo Knight -- 'Observations on the kingdom of Naples': William Hamilton's diplomatic career / Kim Sloan -- 'Contemporary minds': William Hamilton's affair with antiquity / Ian Jenkins -- 'The modern Pliny': William Hamilton and Vesuvius / John Thackray -- 'Picture-mad in virtu-land': William Hamilton's collection of paintings / Kim Sloan -- 'Talking stones': William Hamilton's collection of carved gems / Ian Jenkins
