An historical description of Westminster-Abbey, its monuments and curiosities. Containing 1. An Account of its Foundation, and miraculous Consecration by St. Peter. 2. The various Changes it has undergone, from its first Establishment as a Christian Church, to the present Time. 3. A general View of all the Monuments erected therein ; with an Abstract of their Inscriptions, so far as they tend to illustrate the History of the Persons for whom they were written. 4. Exact Copies of the best English Epitaphs, and Translations of the Latia. 5. Characters, Anecdotes, and Memoirs of the Lives of the Kings and principal Person-Ages interred in the inclosed Chapels or open Parts of this Abbey. 6. Observations on the Beauty and Propriety of the respe

David Henry

Verlag: Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's-Church-Yard, London, 1753

200, 50, 120 pp. Hardcover in marbled boards and leather spine with raised bands. Three separate works bound together into one volume. SCARCE title. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 100549

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Titel: An historical description of ...
Verlag: Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's-Church-Yard, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1753
Einband: Hardcover