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Incomplete draft of a lecture on Rosslyn Chapel transcribed by John Britton’s secretary, with additions by John Britton, p.1. Verso

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Description Incomplete draft of a lecture on Rosslyn Chapel transcribed by John Britton’s secretary, with additions by John Britton, p.1. Verso

Date c. 1845 to 1846

Collection Collection of papers relating to Rosslyn Chapel, Midlothian, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 2573999

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AL 39/31

Scope and Content Prepared for Britton’s RIBA lecture delivered on the 12 January 1846. Britton contrasts the architectural importance of Roslyn chapel to the historic architecture of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The lecture subsequently emphasises the beauty and importance of the medieval Christian architecture of Britain, with reference made to the cathedrals of Lincoln, York, and Salisbury.

Accession Number 2021/8

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2573999

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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