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Henry, David. "An Historical Description of Westminster Abbey, its
Monuments and Curiosities"

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

An early visitor's guide to the great English cathedral. "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 Latin - 5. Characters, anecdotes, and memoirs of the lives of the
kings and principal personages in the included chapels or open parts of
this abbey - 6. Observations on the beauty and propriety of the respective
monuments - 7. A particular description of the building, beautifying, and
endowing Henry VIIIth's chapel, with the ornament belonging to it - 8. A
personal view of the cloisters; with copies of two remarkable inscriptions
there - 9. Translations of the Hebrew Ethiopoc and Greek epitaphs in this
church, particularly those on the tombs of Sir Samuel Moorland's two
wives, never before attempted".

Hardcover. 4"x7", iv + 200 pages. New marbled boards and calf spine, new
endpapers. Some period pen notes, minor soil. [39686] $250

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