The Great Cathedrals and Most Celebrated Churches of the World: Giving Their Founders, Patrons, Builders, and Architects, with a Complete History of Each Up to Our Times; Also, a Description of Their Different Styles of Architecture, and the Sculptures, Paintings, Ornaments, and Ceremonies of These Wonderful Temples of Christendom |
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