Views of the Most Interesting, Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain Including Screens, Fonts, Monuments, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Views of the Most Interesting, Collegiate and Parochial Churches in Great Britain Including Screens, Fonts, Monuments, Vol. 1Sire,The encouragement of Science, when derived from the Throne, demands the gratitude of a Nation whose best interests are advanced by its effects; Your Majesty's most gracious condescension, in permitting Your august name to be affixed to our humble labours, is a most flattering testimony of Your Majesty's liberal sentiments respecting Works of Art.The attempt we have here made to illustrate the characteristic beauties of the Ecclesiastical Buildings of this Kingdom, in a more extensive and popular manner than has yet been proceeded with, contributing materially, at the same time, towards the History of this attractive branch of our National Architecture, is, we trust, an undertaking of sufficient importance to secure to us, not only the favor of every admirer of the Fine Arts, but of all those who regard with feelings of interest or pride, whatever is connected with a gratifying retrospection of the gradual elevation of their country.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.