Second Characters or the Language of Forms
by: Anthony Ashley Cooper Earl of Shaftesbury

Hardcover. Bristol UK, Thoemmes Press, reprint, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, red cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 182 pages. Mostly written in 1712, "Second Characters" contains the plan and fourth treatise of a work intended as a complement to the "Characteristics" and represents an application of the theoretical principles of that work to the realm of art. B&w frontispiece. Includes dictionary of art terms and index of ease. A facsimile reprint of the 1914 edition. Clean copy.