The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 |
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The stately towers of the former long continue to give splendour to the prospect , and they scarce cease to be visible when the river reaches Runnymede , where was obtained by our ancestors by threatened arms the charter of those ...
The stately towers of the former long continue to give splendour to the prospect , and they scarce cease to be visible when the river reaches Runnymede , where was obtained by our ancestors by threatened arms the charter of those ...
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The figure of the Virgin , ( the Abbey seal , ) seated on a throne , and holding the infant Saviour in her arms , carved in marble , still remains , and is placed in a niche in the tower . " THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ORGY AND INS ...
The figure of the Virgin , ( the Abbey seal , ) seated on a throne , and holding the infant Saviour in her arms , carved in marble , still remains , and is placed in a niche in the tower . " THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ORGY AND INS ...
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Beneath is the following inscription :SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI GEORGIO PRINCIPI DANIE , HEROI OMNI SECULO VENERANDO , CHRISTOPHERUS WREN , ARM . POSUIT . MDCCXIII . The church is an ancient and spacious fabric , dedicated to St. John the ...
Beneath is the following inscription :SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI GEORGIO PRINCIPI DANIE , HEROI OMNI SECULO VENERANDO , CHRISTOPHERUS WREN , ARM . POSUIT . MDCCXIII . The church is an ancient and spacious fabric , dedicated to St. John the ...
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... embellished the apartments , enriched them with paintings , formed a magazine of arms ; while , at the same time , he enlarged the terrace made by Queen Elizabeth , and carried it round the south and east sides of the upper court .
... embellished the apartments , enriched them with paintings , formed a magazine of arms ; while , at the same time , he enlarged the terrace made by Queen Elizabeth , and carried it round the south and east sides of the upper court .
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The Guard Chamber contains a small magazine of arms , curiously disposed . The pillars of the door , opening into the dining - room , are composed of pikes , on the top of which are two coats of mail , said to be those of John , King of ...
The Guard Chamber contains a small magazine of arms , curiously disposed . The pillars of the door , opening into the dining - room , are composed of pikes , on the top of which are two coats of mail , said to be those of John , King of ...
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| Title | The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | William Bernard Cooke |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2007 |
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