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Subject Terms Cathedrals -- Great Britain.

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1. Essays on Gothic architecture / by the Rev. T. Warton, Rev. J. Bentham, Captain Grose, and the Rev. J. Milner ; (with a letter to the publisher) ; illustrated by twelve plates of ornaments, &c. selected from ancient buildings ; calculated to exhibit the various styles of different periods ; to which is added, a list of the cathedrals of England,with their dimensions.

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Creator:
Warton, Thomas, 1728–1790
Date:
1808
Physical Description:
[ii], [1], *iv-*vi, [1], iv-xxiv,176 p., 12 leaves of plates (one folded) : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A survey of the cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Lichfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, and Bristol : giving an account of their foundations, builders, antient monuments and inscriptions, endowments, alienations, sales of lands, patronages, dates of consecreation, admission, preferment, deaths, burials, and epithaphs of the archbishops, bishops, deans, precentors, chancellors, treasurers, archdeacons, and prebendaries ... : with an exact account of all the churches and chapels in every diocese ... / by Browne Willis ...

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Creator:
Willis, Browne, 1682–1760
Date:
1727-1730
Physical Description:
2 v. in 3 : ill., plans ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. A series of the ancient painted glass of Winchester cathedral / traced from the windows, and drawn, by Owen B. Carter, architect, Winton ; twenty-eight coloured illustrations in fac-simile, and one key plate.

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Creator:
Carter, Owen Browne, 1806–1859
Date:
1845
Physical Description:
8 p., [29] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Specimens of the ecclesiastical architecture of Great Britain, from the Conquest to the Reformation / by Henry Bowman, Architect.

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Creator:
Bowman, Henry, 1814–1883
Date:
MDXXXXLVI [1846]
Physical Description:
[111] p. in various pagings, [1], 62 leaves of plates) : ill. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The companion to St. Paul's Cathedral : containing a description of the various objects worthy attention, and its history : to which is added a brief historical sketch of the ancient church, carefully compiled from the writings of Dugdale, Stow, Malcolm, and others / by E.M. Cummings.

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Creator:
Cummings, E. M
Date:
1849
Physical Description:
72 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. A brief account of the cathedrals in England and Wales : with ancient views of them.

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Creator:
Todd, Henry John, 1763–1845
Date:
1792
Physical Description:
1 v. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Cathedral, abbey, and collegiate churches in England & Wales / by Iohn Buckler, F.S.A.

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Creator:
Buckler, John, 1770–1851
Date:
MDCCXLIII [1843]
Physical Description:
64 prints in 1 volume : etching and aquatint ; platemarks 53 x 67 cm, on sheets 58 x 84 cm, in volume 85 x 59 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. A history of Lichfield Cathedral : from its foundation to the present time : with a description of its architecture and monuments : with photographic illustrations / by J.B. Stone, F.G.S., member of the Society of Arts, etc.

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Creator:
Stone, John Benjamin, Sir, 1838–1914
Date:
MDCCCLXX [1870]
Physical Description:
[10], 120 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. [Collection of illustrations depicting old English churches : arranged by county].

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Date:
18--]
Physical Description:
16 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A chart illustrating the architecture of Westminster Abbey / by F. Bedford.

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Creator:
Bedford, Francis, 1816–1894
Date:
[1840?]
Physical Description:
1 sheet : chiefly ill. ; 56 x 44 cm., folded to 20 x 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. [Drawings of English cathedral sculpture and women's hats]

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Date:
[approximately 1876]
Physical Description:
1 volume ; 12 x 10 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. [Views of English cathedrals and churches]

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Creator:
Buckler, John, 1770–1851
Date:
[1798-1814]
Physical Description:
66 prints and 1 drawing in 1 portfolio : etching, aquatint, and watercolor ; sheets 56 x 73 cm or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. Views of the cathedral churches of England and Wales : with descriptions / by John Chessell Buckler.

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Creator:
Buckler, John Chessell, 1793–1894
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
[180] p., [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. A graphical illustration of the metropolitan cathedral church of Canterbury : accompanied by a history and description, collected from the most authentic documents, and drawn up from repeated surveys of that venerable fabric : with descriptions of its monumental structures, and an account of its chapels, altars, shrines, and chantries : also comprising biographical sketches of the lives of the archbishops, and deans of Canterbury : and historical notices of the celebrated Convent of Christchurch : with lists, and interesting particulars of its Deans, Priors, and distinguished monks / by W. Woolnoth ; containing twenty plates engraved by himself from drawings by T. Hastings, member of The Royal Liverpool Academy.

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Creator:
Woolnoth, W. (William)
Date:
1816
Physical Description:
viii, 174 p., [19] leaves of plates : ill., plan ; 30 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Collection of postcards of English cathedrals, abbeys, the Tower of London and other tourist destinations.

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Date:
early 20th century
Physical Description:
97 postcards ; each approximately 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay

16. A statement of the condition and circumstances of the Cathedral Church of Hereford / made by the Very Revd. John Merewether ... dean, on Jan. IVth and XXIst at diocesan and county meetings held at Hereford and Ludlow, 1842.

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Creator:
Merewether, John, 1797–1850
Date:
[1842]
Physical Description:
[4], 89 p., [1] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

17. History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain. Illustrated with ... engravings, exhibiting general and particular views, ground plans, and all the architectural features and ornaments in the various styles of building used in our ecclesiastical edifices. By James Storer ...

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Creator:
Storer, James, 1771–1853
Date:
1814-1819
Physical Description:
4 v. plates, plans. 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

18. 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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Date:
1836
Physical Description:
58 p., [19] leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts