Sales catalogue 525: Maggs Bros

Date:
1929
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/80
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 525: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1615 JONES (INIGO, 1573-1652). Famous Architect and Designer of the Scenic Machinery of the Plays performed at Court during the reign of King James I. Designed many historic buildings. Quarrelled with Ben Jonson who satirised him. ORIGINAL BILL OF CHARGES SIGNED BY HIM ‘FOR REPARATIONS IN AND ABOUT THE PRINCE HIS HIGNES HOUSE AT SHEENE IN THE MONETHES OF DECEMBRE AND JANUARY 1621.”’ Contained on 7 pp., 4to. 1621. Also signed by Thomas Baldwin. £35 The signature of Inigo Jones is of extreme rarity, and the docu- ment being in respect of work executed for Charles I, when Prince of Wales, makes it of the greatest interest. | Details of the work done are set out, also names of the various workmen employed. It is interesting to note that labourer’s pay was then apparently at the rate of Is. per day. The illustration below gives the conclusion of the document. “= BY, Oy tor -e¢0 Pay fled vn 5 pawOY Learn Spo ouxt of Wee Sony oge oa Mins poly A * off ag OL é ie eee: eee ars LEW ype 08 bp baggy /I se taba 4his WEY d- 28