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1994.175

1994.175

1994.175

1994.175

1994.175

iBase ID

3657

Title

"Brass Monument of an Abbot in the Choir of St Albans Abbey Church."

Short Title

1994.175

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Prints, watercolours and drawings

Accession Number

1994.175

Related Accession Number

1994.176; 2000.6746; 2000.6752; 2000.6761

Description

"Brass Monument of an Abbot in the Choir of St Albans Abbey Church." This is the brass of Abbot Thomas De La Mere (1349-96) from St Albans Abbey. It is one of the largest surviving brasses in Europe, since most in England were lost during the English Civil War. Drawn by E.Blore, engraved by E.Turrell. Published in London by Nichols, Son & Bentley, May 1, 1815.

Description (In House)

See Corbett, p.39. See: http://www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/re/virtual/cathedral/ Duplicate of: 1994.176. Note similarity to brass rubbing in Gentle photos: 2000.6746; 2000.6752; 2000.6761.

Type of Original

engraving

Original Photographer or Artist

Blore, E.

Date of Original

1815

Period of Original

Georgian (1714 - 1837)

Neg No.

PX5098

High Resolution File Name

PX5098_1994_175.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 520

Scanned From

8)original print

Scanned By

Amy Cooke

Original Location

3) MoStA Archive Room

Copyright Holder

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, AL1 1BY

Library Image Notes

PWD Box 42 (green).

Published

Corbett, J. 'A History of St Albans', 1997.

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Date Compiled

15/03/2006

Original File Details

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Uploaded On

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File Name

8210_4.jpg

File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

780.00 KB

Height (pixels)

2918 px

Width (pixels)

1739 px

Views

354

Subjects

Buildings, Structures and Sites > Non-habitable structures > Monuments and memorials

Buildings, Structures and Sites > Religious buildings and sites > Abbey / Cathedral

Buildings, Structures and Sites > Religious buildings and sites > Abbey and Cathedral Church of St Albans

Materials > Paper

Object Names > Print

People > Named - Historic and Famous > Abbot Thomas De La Mare (1349 - 1396)

Places > English Counties > Hertfordshire

Places > Places in Hertfordshire > St Albans

Places > UK Countries > England

Religion and Belief > People > Abbot

Religion and Belief > World religions > Christianity