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Sir William Dugdale's 'The Book of Monuments'.
Dugdale's Book of Monuments by William Sedgewick, 1640 - 1641
© British Library
Details
- Medium:
- Manuscript Dimensions: 42 x 28 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £20,000 ( Total: £80,000)
- Acquired in:
- 1994
- Vendor:
- Trustees of the Winchilsea and Nottingham Settled Estates
A pictorial record of monuments, glass, and inscriptions in English churches made just before the Civil War years.
Provenance
By descent in the Finch Hatton family; the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham; on loan to The British Library since 1952.
Venue details
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Entry details
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