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An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities, [electronic resource...

An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities, [electronic resource...

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An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities, [electronic resource] : Containing I. An account of its foundation and consecration. II. The various changes it has undergone. III. A general view of all the monuments erected therein; with an abstract of their inscriptions. IV. Copies of the best English epitaphs, and translations of the Latin. V. Characters, anecdotes, and memoirs of the lives of the Kings, &c. interred in the Abbey. VI. Observations on the beauty and propriety of the respective monuments. VII. A particular description of Henry the VIIth's chapel, with its ornaments. VIII. A general view of the cloisters; with copies of several inscriptions there. IX. Translations of the Hebrew, Ethiopic, and Greek Epitaphs on the tombs of Sir Samuel Moreland's two wives, never before attempted. Designed chiefly as a guide to strangers.

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An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities, [electronic resource] : Containing I. An account of its foundation and consecration. II. The various changes it has undergone. III. A general view of all the monuments erected therein; with an abstract of their inscriptions. IV. Copies of the best English epitaphs, and translations of the Latin. V. Characters, anecdotes, and memoirs of the lives of the Kings, &c. interred in the Abbey. VI. Observations on the beauty and propriety of the respective monuments. VII. A particular description of Henry the VIIth's chapel, with its ornaments. VIII. A general view of the cloisters; with copies of several inscriptions there. IX. Translations of the Hebrew, Ethiopic, and Greek Epitaphs on the tombs of Sir Samuel Moreland's two wives, never before attempted. Designed chiefly as a guide to strangers.

Publisher

London: : Printed at the Minerva-Press, for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street, 1800.

Date

1800.

Record Identifier

74VKpDEQqdMM

MMS ID

991019190379702626

Language

English

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Physical content

iv, 146, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 12°.

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Publisher

London: : Printed at the Minerva-Press, for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street, 1800.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1800.

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities, [electronic resource] : Containing I. An account of its foundation and consecration. II. The various changes it has undergone. III. A general view of all the monuments erected therein; with an abstract of their inscriptions. IV. Copies of the best English epitaphs, and...

Notes

General note

Anonymous. Attributed to David Henry by Halkett and Laing.

Sometimes issued with "An historical description of the Tower of London" and "An historical description of St. Paul's Cathedral"

Includes index.

Signatures: A-F¹².

Price on title page: Price One Shilling and Sixpence.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VKpDEQqdMM

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpDEQqdMM

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MMS ID

991019190379702626