Specimens of College Plate (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Specimens of College PlateSome time has elapsed since the Society first authorized the design of publishing on its account a selection of examples to illustrate the subject of the above title.It is a subject possessing considerable interest of a mixed character. For an account Of it involves historical details of customs, manners, wealth, and art. The editor of the following paper has followed out this view with some particularity in a paper inserted in a work entitled 'the Cambridge Portfolio.' For this reason, and especially because it is requisite here to keep within narrow bounds, he forbears enlarging on the view above opened.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.