Gems, Principally From the Antique

Excerpt from Gems, Principally From the Antique In the following designs the selection has been made chiefly with a view to their capability Of supplying topics for poetry, - rather as Objects of taste than of virtu. The drawings are necessarily slight and unlaboured; though it is hoped that the character of the originals is preserved. Finished designs of gems are seldom found in the greater collections; for no excellence of the en graver can satisfy the eye Of the antiquary - and true taste will prefer an accurate indication, to the studied and finished Oopying of forms, whose delicacy and sweet ness are beyond all power of the burin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.