Monasticon Eboracense, and The ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire : containing an account of the first introduction and progress of Christianity in that diocese, untill the end of William the Conqueror's reign... Together with an account of such monuments and inscriptions as are worthy of notice ... to which is added, A scheme and proposals, in order to form a Society for compiling a complete civil and natural history of ... Yorkshire
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Type of record: Book
Title: Monasticon Eboracense, and The ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire : containing an account of the first introduction and progress of Christianity in that diocese, untill the end of William the Conqueror's reign... Together with an account of such monuments and inscriptions as are worthy of notice ... to which is added, A scheme and proposals, in order to form a Society for compiling a complete civil and natural history of ... Yorkshire
Other titles: Ecclesiastical history of Yorkshire
Classmark: YAS 2010
Creator(s): Burton, John (1710-1771)
Publisher: Printed for the author by N. Nickson
Publication city: York
Date(s): 1758
Language: English
Size and medium: xii, 448, [35] pages, [3] folded leaves of plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/507756
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991010492389705181
Collection group(s): Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
Description
The author intended a second volume but this was never published. cf. pref. and D.N.B.
"A list of subscribers": p. iiii.
Plate to face p.141 is bound opposite p.288; plate to face p.433 is bound opposite p.436.
Pagination errors: p.183 for 187; pp.221-224 for 225-229; p.556 for 356; p.560 fro 360; p.357 for 361; p.560 for 364; p.568 for 368; p.425 for 421; p.428 for 424; p.426 for 427.
"A scheme and proposals..." has a separate title-page.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Additional description
With the manuscript inscription on flyleaf: 'Purchased from E.S. Pickard of York by E.W. Crossley in memory of its former owner S.J. Chadwick, Esq. It was bought by Pickard at the sale of Mr. Chadwick's books.'
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