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A survey of the cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Litchfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol, Lincoln, Ely, Oxford, Peterborough, Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Salisbury, Wells, Exeter, St. Davids, Landaff, Bangor, and St. Asaph. Containing an History of their Foundations, Builders, Antient Monuments, and Inscriptions; Endowments, Alienations, Sales of Lands, Patronages. Dates of Consecration, Admission, Preferment, Deaths, Burials, and Epitaphs of the Bishops, Deans, Precentors, Chancellors, Treasurers, Subdeans, Archdeacons, and Prebendaries, in every Stall belonging to them. With an exact Account Of all the Churches and Chapels in each Diocese; distinguished under their proper Archdeaconries and Deanries; to what Saints dedicated, who Patrons of them, and to what Religious Houses appropriated. The whole extracted from numerous collections out of the registers of every particular see, Old Wills, Records in the Tower, and Rolls Chapel: and illustrated with Thirty-Two Curious Draughts of the Ichnographies, Uprights, and other Prospects of these Cathedrals; newly taken to rectify the erroneous Representations of them in the Monosticon, and other Authors. In three volumes. Vol. I. By Browne Willis, Esq;

Title
A survey of the cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Litchfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol, Lincoln, Ely, Oxford, Peterborough, Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Salisbury, Wells, Exeter, St. Davids, Landaff, Bangor, and St. Asaph. Containing an History of their Foundations, Builders, Antient Monuments, and Inscriptions; Endowments, Alienations, Sales of Lands, Patronages. Dates of Consecration, Admission, Preferment, Deaths, Burials, and Epitaphs of the Bishops, Deans, Precentors, Chancellors, Treasurers, Subdeans, Archdeacons, and Prebendaries, in every Stall belonging to them. With an exact Account Of all the Churches and Chapels in each Diocese; distinguished under their proper Archdeaconries and Deanries; to what Saints dedicated, who Patrons of them, and to what Religious Houses appropriated. The whole extracted from numerous collections out of the registers of every particular see, Old Wills, Records in the Tower, and Rolls Chapel: and illustrated with Thirty-Two Curious Draughts of the Ichnographies, Uprights, and other Prospects of these Cathedrals; newly taken to rectify the erroneous Representations of them in the Monosticon, and other Authors. In three volumes. Vol. I. By Browne Willis, Esq; [electronic resource].
Author
Willis, Browne, 1682-1760.
Publication
London : printed for T. Osborne in Gray's-Inn, and T. Bacon in Dublin, MDCCXLII. [1742]

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v. 1 (viii,viii,223,[2],222-372,363-370p.,plates); 4⁰.
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Eighteenth century collections online.
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  • A reissue, with cancel titlepage, of the sheets of 'A survey of the cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, ...', printed for R. Gosling, 1727.
  • With a half-title (advertisement for Gosling on the verso).
  • The same sheets were also issued in 1742 with the imprint "London, printed for T. Osborne, and T. Bacon in Dublin".
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
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  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642751219
  • T93605
Author
Willis, Browne, 1682-1760.
Title
A survey of the cathedrals of York, Durham, Carlisle, Chester, Man, Litchfield, Hereford, Worcester, Gloucester, Bristol, Lincoln, Ely, Oxford, Peterborough, Canterbury, Rochester, London, Winchester, Chichester, Norwich, Salisbury, Wells, Exeter, St. Davids, Landaff, Bangor, and St. Asaph. Containing an History of their Foundations, Builders, Antient Monuments, and Inscriptions; Endowments, Alienations, Sales of Lands, Patronages. Dates of Consecration, Admission, Preferment, Deaths, Burials, and Epitaphs of the Bishops, Deans, Precentors, Chancellors, Treasurers, Subdeans, Archdeacons, and Prebendaries, in every Stall belonging to them. With an exact Account Of all the Churches and Chapels in each Diocese; distinguished under their proper Archdeaconries and Deanries; to what Saints dedicated, who Patrons of them, and to what Religious Houses appropriated. The whole extracted from numerous collections out of the registers of every particular see, Old Wills, Records in the Tower, and Rolls Chapel: and illustrated with Thirty-Two Curious Draughts of the Ichnographies, Uprights, and other Prospects of these Cathedrals; newly taken to rectify the erroneous Representations of them in the Monosticon, and other Authors. In three volumes. Vol. I. By Browne Willis, Esq; [electronic resource].
Imprint
London : printed for T. Osborne in Gray's-Inn, and T. Bacon in Dublin, MDCCXLII. [1742]
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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English Short Title Catalog, T93605.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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Gale (Firm)
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