The History of the Edifice of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York

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Excerpt from The History of the Edifice of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York: Illustrated by Extracts From Authentic Records of the See, &C., &C., , By Plans, Sections, and by Drawings of the EmbellishmentsIn the course of the examination of these records, which the arrangement of them on their removal rendered necessary, several fabric rolls of accounts, some of them by the Chamberlains, others by the Keepers or Master of the Fabric, the existence of which had not hitherto been known or suspected, were brought to light, and were found to contain a mass of interesting facts and items highly necessary as evidence in a genuine history of the late portions Of the fabric.The discovery of so much new and important evidence unavoidably led the Author, in justice to the Subscribers, no less than to the character of his Work, to add much to the historical matter he had previously collected, and the subsequent destruction of the Nave greatly enhancing the value of the drawings he had made of the bosses in the vaulting, together with the discovery of several interesting specimens of ancient stained glass, particularly in the clerestory of the Nave, appeared to him to require that he should increase the number Of the Plates. These circumstances will, he trusts, be deemed a sufficient justification Of his having extended the Work so far beyond the limit at first proposed.On presenting the entire Work to the Public, the Author is apprehensive that it may not satisfy the expectations of all who have favoured it with their support. Some may complain that he has not given a sufficient number of plans and elevations, while others may think that he has given too many. Some may be disappointed at the absence Of general and pictorial views, but their introduction would have added enormously to the cost of the work, while they are already supplied by other publications. Others may regret that he has not selected a greater variety of subjects for illustration. He can only assure the Subscribers, that he has endeavoured, according to the best of his judgment and ability, while pursuing his main Object, - the illustration Of the history of the fabric, to introduce such representations as should gratify the taste of the general reader, while they afforded useful information to the student of ecclesiastical architecture.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.