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Record Number: 5199


Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Dallaway on sculpture is very slovenly from the little pains he takes to be clear. It is very difficult to know what antecedent word he refers to. His book suggests two things [...] I will endeavour to make out a statuary tour and insert it in my journal.'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

8 Feb 1817

Country:

England

Time

n/a

Place:

location in dwelling: home

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown


Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Benjamin Newton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1762

Socio-Economic Group:

Clergy (includes all denominations)

Occupation:

Rector and J.P.

Religion:

Church of England

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a


Additional Comments:

n/a



Text Being Read:

Author:

James Dallaway

Title:

Of Statuary and Sculpture among the Antients

Genre:

Arts / architecture

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown


Source Information:

Record ID:

5199

Source:

Print

Author:

Benjamin Newton

Editor:

C.P. Fendall

Title:

The Diaries of Benjamin Newton Rector of Wath, 1816-1819

Place of Publication:

Cambridge

Date of Publication:

1993

Vol:

n/a

Page:

57

Additional Comments:

and ed. E.A.Crutchley

Citation:

Benjamin Newton, C.P. Fendall (ed.), The Diaries of Benjamin Newton Rector of Wath, 1816-1819 (Cambridge, 1993), p. 57, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=5199, accessed: 28 March 2024


Additional Comments:

None

   
   
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