Piante, elevazioni, sezzioni, prospettive e vedute dei giardini e delle fabbriche di Kew in Surry ..., 1796.

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Piante, elevazioni, sezzioni, prospettive e vedute dei giardini e delle fabbriche di Kew in Surry ..., 1796.

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The manuscript is a complete Italian version of William Chambers' book "Plans, elevations, sections, and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew in Surry," published in London by J. Haberkorn in 1763. The manuscript comprises the title page, the dedication page, the descriptive text (15 pp., all in Italian), and a one-page notice (Avviso) signed and dated by the Cavaliere Gaudenzio Honorati in Rome, 15 April 1796. The texts are followed by copies of all the architectural drawings published in the English edition (54 pp.) Honorati mentions in his Notice that the translation of the text was made by his friend Valentino Bodkin, a nobleman from Dublin, Ireland, and a long time resident of Rome.

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Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796

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Trained under J.F. Blondel at the Ecole des Arts in Paris, Sir William Chambers served as the Architect of the King's Works and Surveyor-General and Comptroller under King George III. His works included the remodeling at Buckingham Palace, and his principal work Somerset House, among others. Influential through his publications, most notably Treatise on Civil Architecture of 1759-91, Chambers additionally was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Art, serving as its first treasurer. ...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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Honorati family.

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Bodkin, Valentino.

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Stern, Giovanni

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Honorati, Gaudenzio.

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Middeldorf, Ulrich, 1901-1983

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German-American art historian who specialized in the areas of sculpture, bronzes and the applied arts. He was director of the Art Institute of Chicago and, in Florence, served as director and librarian of the Kunsthistorisches Institute; also was director of the Longhi Institute. From the description of Ulrich Middeldorf Papers, ca. 1925-1981. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80148470 Biographical/Historical Note ...