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Title(s)
The monumental effigies of Great Britain : selected from our cathedrals and churches for the purpose of bringing together, and preserving correct representations of the best historical illustrations extant, from the Norman conquest to the reign of Henry the Eighth / by C.A. Stothard.
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Published/Created
London : Printed by J. M'Creery ... for the author ..., 1817 [i.e. 1811-1832].
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Physical Description
23, 112, [8] p., [146] leaves of plates : ill. ; 49 cm.
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Holdings
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2010 8 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A 2010 8 Copy 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status
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Full YALE Library Record
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Classification
Books
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Notes
Published in parts, the first part published in 1811. The plates are variously dated from 1810 to 1828. Introduction issued with separate title page: Introduction and descriptions for Stothard's Monumental effigies of Great Britain. By Alfred John Kempe, F.S.A. 1832.
Includes bibliographical references.
BAC: British Art Center has two copies. Copy 1 is a large paper copy, bound from the original parts. Copy 2 is a subscriber's copy also bound from the original parts; wrappers bound at the end. Wrappers inscribed: "Subscribers copy--Sir R. C. Hoare Bart ..." Bookplate: George Tudor. -
Subject Terms
Christian antiquities -- Great Britain. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1811–1832. | Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1811–1832. | Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir, 1758–1838 -- Provenance. | M'Creery, J. -- Printer. | Sepulchral monuments -- Great Britain. | Tudor, George -- Bookplate.
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Export
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IIIF Manifest
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
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