History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain : Illustrated with a series of highly-finished 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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Storer, James, 1771-1853.

Contributor:

Brewer, J. N. (James Norris)

Storer, H. S. (Henry Sargant), 1795-1837.

Richard Wakeman Collection of Tudor History (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cathedrals--Great Britain--History.

Cathedrals.

Bishops--Great Britain.

Bishops.

History.

Great Britain--Church history.

Great Britain.

Church history.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Lloyd, Mrs. John (donor)

Wakeman, Rollin (donor) (Furness copy)

Physical Description:

4 volumes : illustrations, plans ; 22 cm

Contained In:

Engineering Societies Library Collection (Library of Congress)

Other Title:

Storer's cathedrals of Gt Britain

Cathedrals of Great Britain

Added engraved title page: Graphic & historical description of the cathedrals of Great Britain

Place of Publication:

London : Published by Rivingtons, Murray, Hatchard, Clarke, Taylor, and Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1814-1819.

Summary:

Traces the life of the warrior king of Macedonia who conquered and unified the known world and even led his army into unexplored areas in his quest for new lands to conquer.

Contents:

V. 1: St. Asaph, Bangor, Bath, Bristol, Canterbury, Carlisle; v. 2: Chester, Chichester, St. David's, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester; v. 3: Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Landaff, St. Paul's, Norwich, Oxford; v. 4: Petersburgh, Rochester, Salisbury, Wells, Winchester, Worcester, York.

Notes:

Originally published in parts.

Vols. 1-4 have added engraved t.p.: Graphic and historical description of the cathedrals of Great Britain.

Many of the plates by H.S. [Henry Sargant] Storer. Plan after J. Hardwick.

Parts on Durham, Exeter, Landaff and Norwich by James Norris Brewer.

In various pagings starting over in each chapter, often in small-case letters, sometimes with numbers.

Plates in each volume, vol. 1: [53] leaves of plates; v. 2: [63] leaves of plates (1 folded); v. 3: [65] leaves of plates; [63] leaves of plates.

Lists and dates of bishops, deans, etc. in each chapter.

LC copy incomplete: v. 2 added engraved t.p. wanting.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Koblenzer.

Other Format:

Online version: Storer, James, 1771-1853. History and antiquities of the cathedral churches of Great Britain.

OCLC:

229466903