Records of a bibliophile : the catalogues of Consul Joseph Smith and some aspects of his collecting

Author

Morrison, Stuart

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Book collector. 1994, Num. 1, Vol. 43, 27-58, 7 ill.

ISSN

0006-7237

Abstract (en)

Describes the eight known catalogues of Smith's book collections, 1720-1773. Also provides an overview of the character of his collections which included incunabula and other books on a wide variety of subjects, among them art, architecture and antiquity.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- United Kingdom
• Smith, Joseph, 1674-1770
• Collections
• Books
• Collectors
• Great Britain
• 1600-1800
• Inventories (documents)

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Royaume-Uni
• Smith, Joseph, 1674-1770
• Collections
• Livre
• Collectionneurs
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1600-1800
• Inventaire (document)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19950101-00310587

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