Specimens of English ecclesiastical costume : from the earliest period down to the sixteenth century, selected from sculptures, paintings, and brasses, remaining in this kingdom / by John Carter, F.S.A. ; extracted from the new edition of Fosbrooke's "British monachism."

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Carter, John, 1748-1817, Specimens of English ecclesiastical costume , 1817

Creator:: Carter, John, 1748–1817
Title(s):: Specimens of English ecclesiastical costume : from the earliest period down to the sixteenth century, selected from sculptures, paintings, and brasses, remaining in this kingdom / by John Carter, F.S.A. ; extracted from the new edition of Fosbrooke's "British monachism."
Published/Created:: London : Printed by and for Nichols, Son, and Bentley, Red Lion Passage, Fleet-Street, 1817.
Physical Description:: 27, [1], 4 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
BX5180 .C37 1817
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3274840
Classification:: Books
Notes:: Obituary of the author: 4 p. at end.
Etchings by James Basire; after John Carter.
NSTC, 2C9993
Colas, R. Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode, 543
Hiler, H. Bibliography of costume, p. 142
Subject Terms:: Carter, John, 1748–1817.
Church vestments.
Clothing and dress -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Costume -- Great Britain.
Etching -- Specimens -- 1817.
Monasticism and religious orders -- Habit.
Nichols, Son, and Bentley -- Publisher.
Contributors:: Carter, John, 1748–1817, ill.
Basire, James, 1730–1802, engraver.
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