Ehrmann, Th. Fr. / Theophil FriedrichAntiquariat.de
EGLINTON TOURNAMENT] AIKMAN, JamesBiblio.com
An Account of the Tournament at Eglinton
183920032AN EVENT TO STIR THE GOTHIC IMAGINATION - HAND-COLOURED PLATES <br />folio 2 title xii 20pp. 4 double-page hand-coloured plates black & white drawings on frontispiece original purplish cloth front cover blocked in gilt with the title inside a shield design surmounted by a head and shoulders in armour some foxing of the plates a few splash and other minor marks on cloth but generally very good. <br /> Contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of William Hugh Logan. <br /><br />A fine contemporary record of the great re-enactment of a medieval joust and revel held that was held at Eglinton Castle in Scotland on Friday 30 August 1839. The event which attracted numerous highly distinguished visitors and participants from both Britain and Europe and drew 100000 spectators was marred by heavy rain on the day. The event was a significant occasion in the contemporary rise of Romanticism and the associated vogue for the Gothic.<br />Logan a member of the contemporary Scottish literary society the Abbotsford Club published several works Hugh Paton, Carver and Gilder to Her Majesty the Queen hardcover
P & B Rowan · Royaume-Uni375,00 £GB≈ 428,17 €
