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An historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments and curiosities. Containing 1. An acco...

An historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments and curiosities. Containing 1. An acco...

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An historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments and curiosities. Containing 1. An account of its Foundation and Consecration. 2. The various changes it has undergone. 3. A general view of all the Monuments erected there in; with an abstract of their Inscriptions. 4. Copies of the best English Epitaphs, and translations of the Latin. 5. Characters, Anecdotes, and Memoirs of the lives of the Kings, &c. interred in the Abbey. 6. Observations on the beauty and propriety of the respective Monuments. 7. A particular description of Henry the Viith's Chapel, with its Ornaments. 8. A general view of the Cloisters; with copies of several inscriptions there. 9. 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 [electronic resource].

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An historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments and curiosities. Containing 1. An account of its Foundation and Consecration. 2. The various changes it has undergone. 3. A general view of all the Monuments erected there in; with an abstract of their Inscriptions. 4. Copies of the best English Epitaphs, and translations of the Latin. 5. Characters, Anecdotes, and Memoirs of the lives of the Kings, &c. interred in the Abbey. 6. Observations on the beauty and propriety of the respective Monuments. 7. A particular description of Henry the Viith's Chapel, with its Ornaments. 8. A general view of the Cloisters; with copies of several inscriptions there. 9. 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 [electronic resource].

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London : printed for T. Carnan, in St. Paul's Church Yard, [1788]

Date

[1788]

Record Identifier

74Vvj3AGpBWy

MMS ID

991015149579702626

Language

English

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139,[5]p. ; 12°.

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Publisher

London : printed for T. Carnan, in St. Paul's Church Yard, [1788]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1788]

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An historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments and curiosities. Containing 1. An account of its Foundation and Consecration. 2. The various changes it has undergone. 3. A general view of all the Monuments erected there in; with an abstract of their Inscriptions. 4. Copies of the best English Epitaphs, and translations of the Latin. 5...

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General note

Also issued as part of 'An historical account of the curiosities of London and Westminster, in three parts', 1785 [1788].

Anonymous. By David Henry.

Braces in imprint.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T130289.

Roscoe, A223 (8)

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

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

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74Vvj3AGpBWy

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991015149579702626