Jones, Inigo

[Roman Sketchbook]. London: G.B. Madeley, [1831]

Facsimile manuscript, 8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.; 210 x 133 mm). Extra-illustrated with 6 unattributed drawings (including one tracing), one manuscript leaf of notes in the hand of Inigo Jones, and a note in Collier's hand, bound in. Contemporary blue morocco, dentelles, top edge gilt, by Alfred Matthews; covers detached, corners torn.

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Privately printed lithographic facsimile of Inigo Jones's sketchbook kept during his second visit to Italy in 1611, after the original in the collection of the Duke of Devonshire, inscribed by the 6th Duke to John Payne Collier(1789-1883) his librarian: "John Payne Collier Esq. is requested to accept of this attempted facsimile of Inigo Jones's Sketch book, and the Duke of Devonshire's sincere thanks for the care with which he has superintended the execution of it."

Collier notes "... he inscribed this copy to me on the second leaf in his own hand. I afterwards found among the Duke's papers some very interesting additional scraps, by the same admirable hand, six in number, together with a very interesting half-sheet of notes in Inigo's handwriting, all of which the Duke told me to keep until he called for them: he never would receive them (though I reminded him more than once) but left them in my hands: of the note-book, only 20 copies were ever printed off by Maidly [sic] the Photr. It cost me a good deal of trouble."

The extra-illustrations are: 1) tracing of a Ballad Singer (as Collier writes: "A first sketch and a more finished drawing by Inigo Jones of a Ballad Singer for the Kings Masque in 1637. From the orig: in the poss: of D. of Devonshire") 9 3/4 x 4 1/4 in., 2) study of two heads of elderly men inscribed "Given to me by the D. of D.", 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 in., 3) study of three heads of young men one bearded, 4 7/8 x 2 3/4 in., 4) study of a man crouching, 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in., 5) study of two heads of young men, 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in., 6) study of a capital with a sketched head supporting it, 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in., 7) notes on costume designs for a performance with a list of characters and mentioning a few names of actors, 1 1/2 pages (12 x 7 3/4 in.).