An Historical description of Westminster Abbey, its monuments, and curiosities : Containing I. An account of its foundation and consecration. II. The various changes it has undergone. III. A general view of all the monuments erected therein; with an abstract of their inscriptions. IV. Copies of the best English epitaphs, and translations of the Latin. V. Characters, anecdotes, and memoirs of the lives of the Kings, &c. interred in the Abbey. VI. Observations on the beauty and propriety of the respective monuments. VII. A particular description of Henry the VIIth's chapel, with its ornaments. VIII. A general view of the cloisters; with copies of several inscriptions there. IX. Translations of the Hebrew, Ethiopic, and Greek Epitaphs on the tombs of Sir Samuel Moreland's two wives, never before attempted. Designed chiefly as a guide to strangers.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed at the Minerva-Press, for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street, 1800. |
| Description | iv, 146 pages, 6 unnumbered pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| Other author/creator | Henry, David, 1710-1792. |
| Other author/creator | Lane, William, -1814 bookseller. |
| Other author/creator | Westminster Abbey. |
| Other author/creator | Minerva Press (London, England), printer. |
| General note | Anonymous. Attributed to David Henry by Halkett and Laing. |
| General note | Sometimes issued with "An historical description of the Tower of London" and "An historical description of St. Paul's Cathedral" |
| General note | Includes index |
| General note | Signatures: A-F¹ |
| General note | Price on title page: Price One Shilling and Sixpence. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T301099. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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