Delineations, graphical and descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York.

1830 Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire Cathedral Ruins Illustrated Henry VIII Storer

James Storer was one of the most prolific 19th-century authors of books on the history of cathedrals and abbeys. One such work was his 'Delineations of Fountains Abbey'. Fountains Abbey is one of the most impressive English cathedrals, founded in 12th-century Yorkshire, was known for housing the plot against King Henry VIII, setting for the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Storer's account of Fountains contains a written history as well as absolutely exquisite full-page engraved views of the cathedral ruins.

Item number: #19652

Price: $499

STORER, James Sargant

Delineations, graphical and descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York.

London : Published by Longman, Rees and Co., [ca. 1830].

Details:

· Collation:

o x, 158, [4]

o 16 full-page plates including frontispiece, and 2 vignette illustrations

Wanting 'Ground Plan'

· Provenance:

o Armorial Bookplate – Schol: Rugbirns: Biblioth

Rugby School is an English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.

o Bookplate/Handwritten – M. H. Bloxam

Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1805–1888), a native of Rugby, Warwickshire, England, was a Warwickshire antiquary and amateur archeologist, author of a popular guide to Gothic architecture. He was also the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis' invention of the game of Rugby football.

· Language: English

· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

o Brown cloth

· Size: ~11.5in X 9.25in (29cm x 23.5cm)

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