The architectural antiquities of Great Britain : represented and illustrated in a series of views, elevations, plans, sections, and details, of various ancient English edifices : with historical and descriptive accounts of each (1807)
Britton, John, 1771-1857 · London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, J. Taylor, Architectural Library, and the author · leaf 72
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