The Book: The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury

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The engravings you see on the 3D model (located on the third tab to the right of this page) come from the book: The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury, published in 1726. The antiquarian John Dart completed the text for the book. The most remarkable part of the book is its engravings that were completed by James Cole. The book is an account of the cathedral’s first establishment, a survey of the present church and cloisters, and the lives of the Archbishops. There are 41 full-page  engravings. John Dart and James Cole also completed another book of engravings and text on Westminster Abbey, which can be found in the W.D. Jordan Rare Book and Special Collections library.

The Book: The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury