Identificatie
referentie code
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1842-mid 1840s (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Omvang en medium
2 portfolios and 3 notebooks
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
British architect. Born, Lincoln 1814. Died, London 1892. Assisted Lepsius's work in Egypt from 1842 onwards. Studied Arabic architecture in Cairo. When he returned to Britain he was appointed decorative architect to the Great Exhibition, 1851. Curator, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 1878-92.
Geschiedenis van het archief
Formerly in the possession of Miss C. Wild (daughter?).
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
There is an entry for the Wild MSS in the Topographical Bibliography manuscripts' records list stating that his daughters presented the material. The accession of the Wild MSS was also reported in the Ashmolean Museum Report, see below, where it is said that the MSS were presented by Wild's daughter, Miss Wild.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Two portfolios containing drawings and plans, and three illustrated notebooks.
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Kept as received.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Taal van het materiaal
Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
No problems.
Toegangen
Catalogue.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
These are originals.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
None.
Related units of description
Other Archives:
- Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1938. London: The Board of Education, 1939. The material in the V&A includes plans, sketches, drawings, etc. of Islamic monuments in Cairo (mosques and domestic buildings), as well as of monuments from other cities/countries, such as Damascus, Greece, Italy and Spain.
Notitie Publicaties
Not published.
Notitie Publicaties
- Accession note, see 'Report of the Committee of Management of the Griffith Institute for the year 1939' in Ashmolean Museum Report 1939, p. 41 ("Wild MSS. Note-book containing plans, copies of scenes and inscriptions, and notes by James William Wild, later curator of the Soane Museum (1842). Presented by his daughter, Miss Wild.").