Memoirs illustrative of the history and antiquities of Bristol, and the western counties of Great Britain
1853, First Edition. London : George Bell. Good copy in contemporary gilt-blocked brown cloth boards. Corners slightly bumped, with panel edges showing light wear. Joints worn and split to the rear, with the top half of the spine cover pivoting on the front. Prelims faintly foxed, with the core text block remaining bright and clean, if slightly cracked in places. A well-preserved example overall. Item #468598
Physical description; xcv, 280 pages, [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations (some colour), colour map, plans ; 23 cm. Notes; 29 leaves of plates included in the pagination. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; General report of the proceedings of the Bristol meeting -- Catalogue of antiquities exhibited in the museum -- Memoir on the municipal antiquities of Bristol / Thomas Garrard -- The connection of Bristol with the party of De Montfort / Samuel Lucas -- On some transactions in Bristol in the reigns of Henry VI and Edward IV / William Tyson -- The St. Nicholas of the Tower / William Tyson -- On British and Roman remains : illustrating communications with Venta Silurum, ancient passages of the Bristol Channel, and Antonine's Iter XIV / George Ormerod -- The descent of the Earldom of Gloucester / John Gough Nichols -- Contributions to the history of Bristol / Joseph Burtt -- Observations on the statue of the dying gladiator at Rome / James Yates -- Address on the opening of the architectural section / J.H. Markland -- On the desecrated and destroyed churches of Bristol / John Bindon -- Notes on the Dominicans' Priory, Bristol / E.W. Godwin -- The painted glass at Bristol, Wells, Gloucester, and Exeter / Charles Winston -- Sepulchral monuments of Bristol / J.A. Clark -- Ancient coffin-slab in St. Philip's Church, Bristol / E.W. Godwin -- Sherbourne Minster, Dorsetshire / J.L. Petit -- Sepulchral monuments in Bristol and Wells Cathedrals, the churches of Yatton and Bitton, &c. / H.T. Ellacombe -- Decorative pavement tiles, especially those with heraldic bearings, existing in Somersetshire churches / Lewis Way -- Account of the first octavo edition of Tyndale's New Testament / James Lee Warner. Subjects; Bristol. Antiquities. History. West Country. Archaeology. 19th century. Illustrated. Colour plates.
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