Manuscripts

Notitiae of the alterations proposed at Trebartha Hall the seat of F. Hearle Rodd Esqre. Cornwall, 1815 January 2

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Description: Like the more famous "Red Books" of Humphry Repton, the present album sets out in a careful calligraphic display hand Kennedy's suggestions for the redesign of the gardens and (to a lesser degree) the house of F. H. Rodd at Trebartha Hall, Cornwall, the proposed changes being illustrated by eight large watercolor views (one with an overlay) and five pen-and-wash vignettes.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1815, January 2
Call number: mssHM 73722
Creator: Kennedy, L(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased with funds provided by the Library Collectors' Council from Donald A. Heald Rare Books, 2011.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Dimensions: 42 x 53 cm :
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