Research Catalog

Title

Italy : a poem / by Samuel Rogers.

Author

Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855

Publication

• London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1842.
• London : Bradbury and Evans, printers, Whitefriars

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Details

Additional Authors

• Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
• Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834
• Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852
• Batty, Robert, 1788 or 1789-1848
• Titian, approximately 1488-1576
• Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574
• Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635
• Goodall, Edward, 1795-1870
• Allen, Daniel, active 1830-1834
• Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878
• Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852
• Smith, William Raymond (Engraver)
• Robinson, John Henry, 1796-1871
• Le Keux, Henry, 1787-1868
• Pye, John, 1782-1874
• Cooke, William Bernard, 1778-1855
• Davenport, Samuel, 1783-1867
• Humphrys, William, 1794-1865
• Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779-1856
• Rolls, Charles, 1800-
• Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858
• Bradbury & Evans, printer.

Description

vii, [1], 320 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Alternative Title

• Italy, a poem
• Rogers's Italy

Subjects

• Topographical poetry
• Travel writing
• Italy > Description and travel > Poetry
• Narrative poetry
• Italy > Social life and customs > Poetry
• Illustrated works
• Italy > History > Anecdotes > Poetry
• Italy > In art

Genre/Form

• Illustrated works.
• Travel writing.
• Narrative poetry.
• Topographical poetry.

Note

• Chiefly in verse; some sections in prose.
• This illustrated edition originally published: London : Printed for T. Cadell, Strand; Jennings and Chaplin, Cheapside; and E. Moxon, 64, New Bond-Street, 1830. Two sections, "The brothers" and "Montorio," were added to editions published after 1830.
• Signatures: [A]⁴ B-2S⁴.
• Illustrations: 56 steel engravings (2 full-page, 54 vignette head- and tailpieces); 25 are after designs by J.M.W. Turner, 20 after designs by Thomas Stothard; 2 after S. Prout, 1 after Col. R. Batty, 1 each after Titian and Vasari; 6 are unsigned (one of these is after Jacques Callot). Engravers: E. Goodall (16), Daniel Allen (8), R. Wallis (7), W. Finden (5), W.R. Smith (4), J.H. Robinson (3), H. Le Keux (2), J. Pye (2), 1 each by W. Cooke, S. Davenport, W. Humphrys, F.C. Lewis, C. Rolls; 4 are unsigned. For discussion and description of the Turner illustrations, see Rawlinson, W.G. Engraved work of J.M.W. Turner, R.A., v. 1, pages l-lv; v. 2, page 198, pages 231-238 (XLIII, 348-372).
• The unsigned vignette on page 60 (not in the original edition, 1830) is not present in all copies.

Binding (note)

• Publisher's brown cloth, blind-stamped and gilt.

Contents

The lake of Geneva -- Meillerie -- St. Maurice -- The Great St. Bernard -- The descent -- Jorasse -- Marguerite de Tours -- The brothers -- The Alps -- Como -- Bergamo -- Italy -- Coll'alto -- Venice -- Luigi -- St. Mark's Place -- The gondola -- The brides of Venice -- Foscari -- Marcolini -- Arquà -- Ginevra -- Bologna -- Florence -- Don Garzia -- The Campagna of Florence -- The pilgrim -- An interview -- Montorio -- Rome -- A funeral -- National prejudices -- The Campagna of Rome -- The Roman pontiffs -- Caius Cestius -- The nun -- The fire-fly -- Foreign travel -- The fountain -- Banditti -- An adventure -- Naples -- The bag of gold -- A character -- Paestum -- Amalfi -- Monte Cassino -- The harper -- The Feluca -- Genoa -- Marco Griffoni -- A farewell -- Notes.

Call Number

NCM (Rogers, S. Italy. 1842)

LCCN

D07022475X

OCLC

1961960

Author

Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855, author.

Title

Italy : a poem / by Samuel Rogers.

Publisher

London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1842.

Manufacturer

London : Bradbury and Evans, printers, Whitefriars

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

NYPL copy: Vignette on page 60 is not present.

Local Note

NYPL copy contains full-page engraved portrait of Rogers by W. Finden, after Sir Thos. Lawrence.

Binding

Publisher's brown cloth, blind-stamped and gilt.

Place of Publication

England London.

Added Author

Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, illustrator.

Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, illustrator.

Prout, Samuel, 1783-1852, illustrator.

Batty, Robert, 1788 or 1789-1848, illustrator.

Titian, approximately 1488-1576, illustrator.

Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574, illustrator.

Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635, illustrator.

Goodall, Edward, 1795-1870, engraver.

Allen, Daniel, active 1830-1834, engraver.

Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878, engraver.

Finden, W. (William), 1787-1852, engraver.

Smith, William Raymond (Engraver), engraver.

Robinson, John Henry, 1796-1871, engraver.

Le Keux, Henry, 1787-1868, engraver.

Pye, John, 1782-1874, engraver.

Cooke, William Bernard, 1778-1855, engraver.

Davenport, Samuel, 1783-1867, engraver.

Humphrys, William, 1794-1865, engraver.

Lewis, Frederick Christian, 1779-1856, engraver.

Rolls, Charles, 1800- engraver.

Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858, publisher.

Bradbury & Evans, printer.

Spine Title

Rogers's Italy

Other Form:

Online version: Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855. Italy, a poem. London : Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1842 (OCoLC)609786493

Other Standard Identifier

D07022475X

Research Call Number

NCM (Rogers, S. Italy. 1842)