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[Architecture: Church] Illustrative Views of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury; Exhibiting the Most Interesting Points of its Architecture and Antiquities, in Nineteen Highly-Finished Line Engravings, from Drawings by Hastings, with Historical Descriptions of its Structure, Antiquities, and Present State

[Architecture: Church] Illustrative Views of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury; Exhibiting the Most Interesting Points of its Architecture and Antiquities, in Nineteen Highly-Finished Line Engravings, from Drawings by Hastings, with Historical Descriptions of its Structure, Antiquities, and Present State

[Architecture: Church] Illustrative Views of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church
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[Architecture: Church] Illustrative Views of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury; Exhibiting the Most Interesting Points of its Architecture and Antiquities, in Nineteen Highly-Finished Line Engravings, from Drawings by Hastings, with Historical Descriptions of its Structure, Antiquities, and Present State

by WOOLNOTH, William [Thomas Hastings]

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Canterbury / London: Henry Ward, No. 14, Sun Street / Whittaker & Co, 1836. First Edition. Paper-Covered Boards. Near Fine. First (and only) Edition, containing the plates and an abridgment of the text of Woolnoth's A graphic illustration of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury, published in 1816. Oblong 4to: 58pp, with 19 leaves of engravings after drawings by Thomas Hastings. Recent marbled paper covered boards, grey cloth spine, printed paper title label to upper cover, endpapers renewed. Beautifully rebound copy of this rare title in very sound condition. Text pages very lightly foxed (more so to ground plan of the Cathedral) with some offsetting from the engravings. Plates are remarkably clean. Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt from 1070 to 1077. The east end was greatly enlarged at the beginning of the twelfth century, and largely rebuilt in the Gothic style following a fire in 1174, with significant eastward extensions to accommodate the flow of pilgrims visiting the shrine of Thomas Becket, the archbishop who was murdered in the cathedral in 1170. The Norman nave and transepts survived until the late fourteenth century, when they were demolished to make way for the present structures. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.

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[Architecture: Church] Illustrative Views of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury; Exhibiting the Most Interesting Points of its Architecture and Antiquities, in Nineteen Highly-Finished Line Engravings, from Drawings by Hastings, with Historical Descriptions of its Structure, Antiquities, and Present State
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WOOLNOTH, William [Thomas Hastings]
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Paper-Covered Boards
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First Edition
Publisher
Henry Ward, No. 14, Sun Street / Whittaker & Co
Place of Publication
Canterbury / London
Date Published
1836
Keywords
Canterbury Cathedral—Views. Cathedrals—England—Canterbury.
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