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Ancient allegorical, historical, and legendary paintings : in fresco, discovered in the summer of 1804, on the walls of the chapel of the Trinity, belonging to the Gilde of the Holy Cross, at Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, from drawings, made at the time of their discovery / by Thomas Fisher, F.S.A. Also, a view and plan of the chapel, a view of New Place, the residence of William Shakespeare, facsimiles of various grants and indulgences to the gilde, with representations of one hundred and fifty ancient seals appended to them ; facsimile extracts from the Register of the Gilde, the Rolls of Accounts, c. ; Described by John Gough Nichols, F.S.A., A series of antient, allegorical, historical and legendary, paintings which were discovered in the summer of 1804 on the walls of the Chapel of the Trinity at Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire, also views and sections illustrative of the architecture of the Chapel ... / etched and published by Thomas Fisher, 1807.

  • Accession number

    81409978

  • Class

    SR Extra Large Folio - Extra Large Folio - 87.3/FIS

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    3 p. l., 14 p. : frontis., 55 pl. (part col., 1 double) incl. plan, facsims. ; 50 cm.

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MS notes by Richard Savage, dated June 13th 1885, pasted inside front of book. Translations of labels on fresco with chalice (plate 18) also pasted inside front. Typescript notes (extract from "The legendary history of the Cross") attached inside back of book.