An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities : 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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Gale (Firm), Westminster Abbey, Minerva Press (London, England) (Printer)
Other Authors: Henry, David, 1710-1792
Format: eBook
Language:English
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description: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-F¹
Price on title page: Price One Shilling and Sixpence.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (iv, 146 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations ;
Place of Publication:Great Britain -- England -- London.