Author: John Britton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-13

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9780332435749

Excerpt from The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Oxford: Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, Views, Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details of That Edifice; With Biographical Anecdotes of the Bishops, and of Other Eminent Persons Connected With the Church It is my wish, as it is my duty, to please all classes of readers, if possible but when this cannot be done, I must endeavour to satisfy the demands Of those who are presumed to have the most taste on such subjects, and improve the knowledge and judgment of others who are not too arrogant to receive instruction, or too obstinately determined in their own theories to admit the evidence of facts. When I commenced the Cathedral Antiquities, I fancied that perspective and picturesque views of those noble edifices, would be satisfactory to nearly all classes of readers but I soon perceived my error, and found that they afforded no practical information to the architect, or to the fastidious antiquary. They required correct geometrical elevations, sections, and details; because these only gave the true forms and proportions of arches, columns, and other members of buildings. Some perspective views are now, as they will hereafter, be introduced, principally to show the effects of a Whole building, or of such portions as are distinguished for archi tectural beauty, grandeur, or combination. To dr. Smith, the treasurer of Christ Church, I present my best acknowledgments for many acts of civility: to john nash, Esq., architect to the king; to the rev. Jos. Coneybeare, and to the rev. James ingram, I am also obliged 'for kind and friendly assistance in promoting my researches. The present history and illustrations have been long in progress, but unavoidable delays have arisen, from causes, which I could not control; a detail of which it will be useless to repeat. The work is now respectfully submitted to the kindness and candour Of the reader; and it is confidently hoped that he will exercise both these generous qualities in the examination of, and in' his comments on, its execution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.