Essays; read to a literary society; at their weekly meetings, within the college, at Glasgow : I. On the influence of philosophy upon the fine arts. II. On the composition of the picture described in the dialogue of Cebes. III. On historical composition. Exemplaria Graeca
Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis, M.DCC.LIX
Physical Description
[6], 32, [2], 33-178, [2] p. 15.5 cm.
General Note
"To the Right Honourable, James, Earl of Errol, Lord High Constable of Scotland, these essays, on the taste of some of the chief Greek writers; whose works his lordship has the pleasure of admiring in the original, having, at a very early time of life, made, in that language, a very uncommon progress; are, with every sentiment, of respect, duty, and gratitude, inscribed by Ja. Moor." [p. [2]].
With an errata leaf at the end.
Contents
An essay on the influence of philosophy upon the fine arts. Read, February VIII. MDCCLV -- An essay on the composition of the picture described in the dialogue of Cebes. Read, March I. MDCCLIV -- An essay on historical composition. Read, February VI. MDCCLII
References
ESTC, T62909
Provenance
Inscribed in ink on front free endpaper 'Bequest of Sir A. W. Callcott'
The front pastedown carries a 20th century Royal Academy bookplate