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
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for T. Carnan, in St. Paul's Church Yard
1788, [1788]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | 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. - English Short Title Catalog, T130289. - Price from imprint: price One Shilling. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - Roscoe, A223 (8) |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (139,[5]p) 12° |