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100 1 # $a Jameson
245 1 2 $a A Handbook To The Public Galleries Of Art In And Near London. With Catalogues of the Pictures, Accompanied By Critical, Historical, And Biographical Notices, And Copious Indexes To Facilitate Reference. By Mrs. Jameson. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing Introduction. National Gallery. Windsor Castle. (Part II. Containing Hampton Court. Dulwich Gallery. Barry's Pictures. Soane's Museum.)
260 # # $a London: $b John Murray, Albemarle Street. $c 1842.
300 # # $a 2 vols.; $c 198 mm. (Duodecimo.)
500 # # $a Vol.I: lii, 281, [1]p. - Vol. II: [ii], p.*282, *282, [1], 283*, 283-628, [4].
505 0 # $a Vol.I: [T.p., dedic.] - Preface - Errata - Introduction - [Text]. - Vol. II: [T.p.] - Note; Errata - [Text] - Index; [colophon] - [Publisher's advertisement].
508 # # $a The printers' name is given on the title page versos and in the colophon of Volume II: 'London: Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street'.

The first volume is dedicated to the Marquess of Lansdowne.
510 0 # $a A.M. Holcomb, 'Anna Jameson the first professional English art historian', in A. Hist., 6 (1983), p.171-87.
520 2 # $a Mrs. Jameson became well-known as an art historian, particularly of the history of Christian iconography in western Europe. In her Introduction to the present guide-book she already defines forms, styles and techniques of art and writes on the philosophy of art, critical reception and connoisseurship.

'Barry's Pictures', mentioned on the title page of Volume II, are his mural paintings for the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (London).
533 # # $a A copy of this book from the Getty Research Institute has been digitised and made available online from the Hathi Trust.

Volume 1

Volume 2
561 # # $a The front loose endpapers are both inscribed in ink, 'The bequest of Sr. A.W. Callcott.'
562 # # $a The front pastedown of Volume I carries the binder's ticket, reading 'Bound By Remnant & Edmonds London'.
563 # # $a 19th-century brown cloth-covered boards, upper and lower covers decorated in blind; spines lettered 'Handbook To The Public Galleries part. I. (II.)' and 'London John Murray'.
610 2 4 $a National Gallery (London)
610 2 4 $a Dulwich Picture Gallery (London)
610 2 4 $a Hampton Court Palace
610 2 4 $a Sir John Soane's Museum
610 2 4 $a Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (London)
653 # # $a Paintings, European - History
653 # # $a Collections - Art Galleries - Museums - Palaces - Castles - Great Britain - London - Berkshire - Windsor Castle - Surrey - History - 19th century
655 # 4 $a Catalogues - Guidebooks - Art criticism - Great Britain - 19th century
655 # 0 $a Publishers' advertisements - Great Britain - 19th century
700 1 # $a Murray $e publisher
700 1 # $a Callcott $e previous owner $e donor
700 1 # $a Lansdowne $e dedicatee
710 2 # $a William Clowes and Sons $e printer
710 2 # $a Remnant and Edmonds (London) $e binder