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Vetusta Monumenta: Ancient Monuments, a Digital Edition

Volume 1: Table of Contents, 1747 (page 1 of 3)

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2. Plate 1.1: Engraving of a Bronze Lamp found at St. Leonard's Hill, Windsor Plate 1.1 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts a medieval bronze lamp, likely dating from the thirteenth or fourteenth century, with circular base added in the eighteenth century. The lamp was originally thought to be Roman when it was discovered c. 1705. Engraving by George Vertue after John Talman. 236 x 184 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1718. Current location: Society of Antiquaries of London (LDSAL 59), London, UK.
3. Plate 1.2: Engraving of The Horn of Ulf Plate 1.2 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts an early eleventh-century Viking charter horn made from elephant tusk (possibly by Islamic craftsmen) in Salerno, Italy, with new silver mounts added in 1675. The horn was given to York Minster c. 1036 to symbolize a gift of land from Ulphus or Ulf Toraldsson. Engraving by George Vertue after B. M. 281 x 389 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1718. Current location: York Minster, York, UK.
4. Plate 1.3: Engraving of the Baptismal Font at St. James's, Piccadilly
5. Plate 1.4: Engraving of a Portrait of Richard II in Westminster Abbey Plate 1.4 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduces a portrait (c. 1395) of Richard II in Westminster Abbey, the earliest known portrait of an English monarch. The engraving preserves design elements lost when the painting was restored in 1866, but also gives a more idealized representation of the monarch’s features than does the portrait itself. Engraving by George Vertue after Giuseppe Grisoni. 537 x 265 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1718. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
6. Plate 1.5: Engravings of Three Medieval Seals Plate 1.5 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts three medieval seals: the Seal of Clare College, Cambridge (1359), the seal of the Cathedral Priory of St. Etheldreda, Ely (c. 1280), and seal of the Priory of Cottingham (1322). Engraving by George Vertue after his own drawings. 173 x 233 mm [upper portion] and 172 x 228 mm [lower portion]. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1720. Current locations: The top seal is in Clare College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK; an impression of the center seal is in Westminster Abbey (WAM 7933), London, UK; the bottom seal is in the British Museum (1913,1105.2), London, UK.
7. Plate 1.6: Engraving of the Ruins of Walsingham Abbey Plate 1.6 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts the ruins of Walsingham Abbey in Norfolk, including some remains which are no longer standing. This topographical print is the earliest example of a more popular approach in Vetusta Monumenta, reflecting a taste for landscapes with ruins. Engraving by Gerard Vandergucht after J. Badslade. 135 x 257 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1720. Current location: Little Walsingham, Norfolk, UK.
8. Plate 1.7: Engraving of Waltham Cross Plate 1.7 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts the Waltham Cross, one of the twelve monuments that Edward I ordered to be built between 1291 and 1294 to commemorate the funeral procession of Queen Eleanor. The print documents the early preservation efforts of the Society of Antiquaries of London. The cross was re-engraved by James Basire Sr. after Jacob Schnebbelie for the third volume of Vetusta Monumenta (Plate 3.16), where it appears with two more of the Eleanor Crosses. Engraving by George Vertue after William Stukeley. 490 x 301 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1721. Current location: Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, UK.
9. Plate 1.8: Engraving of a Plan of Ancient Verulamium Plate 1.8 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduces an extensively labeled map of the Roman remains of Verulamium with inset images of two ancient British coins and a section of Roman wall. Engraving by George Vertue after William Stukeley. 297 x 484 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1721. Current location: Stukeley’s original map is preserved at the Bodleian Library (Gough Maps 11, fol. 20B); the Roman ruins today are encompassed by the modern city of St. Alban’s, Hertfordshire, UK.
10. Plate 1.9: Engravings of the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (1 of 4) Plates 1.9-1.12 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the ruins of the twelfth-century abbey church of Fountains, Yorkshire, with extant monastic structures. The images offer significant visual evidence of the site as it stood in 1722, recording subsequently lost fabric, including the late twelfth-century cloister arcades, the tracery of the main windows of the abbey, the presbytery arcades and high altar enclosure. Engravings by George Vertue after Samuel Buck. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1723. 190 x 367 mm, 189 x 364 mm, 192 x 370 mm, and 194 x 371 mm. Current location: Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK.
11. Plate 1.10: Engravings of the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (2 of 4) Plates 1.9-1.12 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the ruins of the twelfth-century abbey church of Fountains, Yorkshire, with extant monastic structures. The images offer significant visual evidence of the site as it stood in 1722, recording subsequently lost fabric, including the late twelfth-century cloister arcades, the tracery of the main windows of the abbey, the presbytery arcades and high altar enclosure. Engravings by George Vertue after Samuel Buck. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1723. 190 x 367 mm, 189 x 364 mm, 192 x 370 mm, and 194 x 371 mm. Current location: Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK.
12. Plate 1.11: Engravings of the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (3 of 4) Plates 1.9-1.12 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the ruins of the twelfth-century abbey church of Fountains, Yorkshire, with extant monastic structures. The images offer significant visual evidence of the site as it stood in 1722, recording subsequently lost fabric, including the late twelfth-century cloister arcades, the tracery of the main windows of the abbey, the presbytery arcades and high altar enclosure. Engravings by George Vertue after Samuel Buck. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1723. 190 x 367 mm, 189 x 364 mm, 192 x 370 mm, and 194 x 371 mm. Current location: Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK.
13. Plate 1.12: Engravings of the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (4 of 4) Plates 1.9-1.12 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the ruins of the twelfth-century abbey church of Fountains, Yorkshire, with extant monastic structures. The images offer significant visual evidence of the site as it stood in 1722, recording subsequently lost fabric, including the late twelfth-century cloister arcades, the tracery of the main windows of the abbey, the presbytery arcades and high altar enclosure. Engravings by George Vertue after Samuel Buck. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1723. 190 x 367 mm, 189 x 364 mm, 192 x 370 mm, and 194 x 371 mm. Current location: Fountains, Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK.
14. Plate 1.13: Engravings of St. Benet’s Abbey Gatehouse (1 of 2) Plates 1.13-1.14 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the fourteenth-century monastic gatehouse of St Benet’s at Holme, cumulatively creating a panoramic survey of the gatehouse as it stood in the early 1720s. The gatehouse was already ruinous when these plates were published and was substantially dismantled by about 1730. Engravings by George Vertue after John Kirkpatrick and Edmund Prideaux. 205 x 389 mm and 206 x 318 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1724. Current location: Horning, Norfolk, UK.
15. Plate 1.14: Engravings of St. Benet’s Abbey Gatehouse (2 of 2) Plates 1.13-1.14 of Vetusta Monumenta depict the fourteenth-century monastic gatehouse of St Benet’s at Holme, cumulatively creating a panoramic survey of the gatehouse as it stood in the early 1720s. The gatehouse was already ruinous when these plates were published and was substantially dismantled by about 1730. Engravings by George Vertue after John Kirkpatrick and Edmund Prideaux. 205 x 389 mm and 206 x 318 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1724. Current location: Horning, Norfolk, UK.
16. Plate 1.15: Engraving of the Tomb of Robart Colles Plate 1.15 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts the late fifteenth- or early sixteenth-century chest tomb of Robart Colles with paneled sides around which runs the inscription “Robart Colles Cecili his vif.” The drawing imaginatively transposes the crowned letters of the inscription into an enlarged framework that surrounds the image of the tomb. Engraving by George Vertue after Edmund Prideaux. 204 x 328 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1724. Current location: Holy Innocents Church, Foulsham, Norfolk, UK.
17. Plate 1.16: Engraving of the Shrine of Edward the Confessor Plate 1.16 of Vetusta Monumenta depicts the thirteenth-century shrine base and feretory canopy of St Edward at Westminster Abbey. It is the first two-page image in Vetusta Monumenta. The larger format reflects the elaborate artistry of the monument itself and the importance of Edward the Confessor in the historiographical imagination of eighteenth-century English antiquaries. Engraving by George Vertue after John Talman. 445 x 336 mm (bifolium). Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1724. Current location: Westminster Abbey, London, UK.
18. Plate 1.17: Engravings of Whitehall and King Street Gates (1 of 3) Plates 1.17-1.19 of Vetusta Monumenta depict two gatehouses built for Henry VIII along the road through Whitehall Palace: the so-called “Holbein Gate” (completed in 1532), and the King Street Gate (completed c. 1548). Engravings by George Vertue after his own drawings. 421 x 268 mm, 387 x 260 mm, and 373 x 192 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1725. Current location: Both gatehouses were demolished, the Whitehall or “Holbein” Gate in 1723 and the King Street Gate in 1759.
19. Plate 1.18: Engravings of Whitehall and King Street Gates (2 of 3) Plates 1.17-1.19 of Vetusta Monumenta depict two gatehouses built for Henry VIII along the road through Whitehall Palace: the so-called “Holbein Gate” (completed in 1532), and the King Street Gate (completed c. 1548). Engravings by George Vertue after his own drawings. 421 x 268 mm, 387 x 260 mm, and 373 x 192 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1725. Current location: Both gatehouses were demolished, the Whitehall or “Holbein” Gate in 1723 and the King Street Gate in 1759.
20. Plate 1.19: Engravings of Whitehall and King Street Gates (3 of 3) Plates 1.17-1.19 of Vetusta Monumenta depict two gatehouses built for Henry VIII along the road through Whitehall Palace: the so-called “Holbein Gate” (completed in 1532), and the King Street Gate (completed c. 1548). Engravings by George Vertue after his own drawings. 421 x 268 mm, 387 x 260 mm, and 373 x 192 mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1725. Current location: Both gatehouses were demolished, the Whitehall or “Holbein” Gate in 1723 and the King Street Gate in 1759.
21. Plate 1.20: Engravings of the Medals of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, and James I Plate 1.20 from Vetusta Monumenta depicts one coin and five medals: a silver crown of Henry VIII (c. 1545), a Coronation Medal of Edward VI (1547), a unique copy of the "Dangers Averted" or "Armada Medal" of Elizabeth I (1589), the Phoenix Jewel (c. 1570-1580) of Elizabeth I along with the motto from a silver medal of the same (1574), and a struck gold medal of James I commemorating the Peace with Spain (1604). Engraving by George Vertue after his own drawings, completed in at least three states between 1723 and 1731. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1731. Current locations: the coin of Henry VIII is currently in the collections of the University of Oxford. The Phoenix Jewel (SLMisc.1778), an example of the 1574 silver medal of Elizabeth I (M.6902), and an example of the 1604 gold medal of James I (1844,0425.24) are in the British Museum. The originals of the Coronation Medal of Edward IV and the 1588 medal of Elizabeth I here engraved are now lost.
22. Plate 1.21: Engravings of the Westminster Tournament Roll (1 of 6) Plates 1.21-1.26 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce the Westminster Tournament Roll, a nearly sixty-foot vellum roll that illustrates the jousting tournament held by Henry VIII on 12 and 13 February 1510/11, along with the “articles of the tilt”: a document that appears to be either an emended or grossly imperfect copy of the “Westminster Tournament Challenge” (Harley 83 H 1, now in the British Library), or a copy of a different document altogether, the location of which today remains untraced. Engravings by George Vertue after the original manuscript. 245 x 492 mm, 242 x 488 mm, 243 x 490 mm, 245 x494 mm, 253 x 503 mm, and 251 x 501mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1726. Current location: The Westminster Tournament Roll remains in the College of Arms, London, UK.
23. Plate 1.22: Engravings of the Westminster Tournament Roll (2 of 6) Plates 1.21-1.26 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce the Westminster Tournament Roll, a nearly sixty-foot vellum roll that illustrates the jousting tournament held by Henry VIII on 12 and 13 February 1510/11, along with the “articles of the tilt”: a document that appears to be either an emended or grossly imperfect copy of the “Westminster Tournament Challenge” (Harley 83 H 1, now in the British Library), or a copy of a different document altogether, the location of which today remains untraced. Engravings by George Vertue after the original manuscript. 245 x 492 mm, 242 x 488 mm, 243 x 490 mm, 245 x494 mm, 253 x 503 mm, and 251 x 501mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1726. Current location: The Westminster Tournament Roll remains in the College of Arms, London, UK.
24. Plate 1.23: Engravings of the Westminster Tournament Roll (3 of 6) Plates 1.21-1.26 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce the Westminster Tournament Roll, a nearly sixty-foot vellum roll that illustrates the jousting tournament held by Henry VIII on 12 and 13 February 1510/11, along with the “articles of the tilt”: a document that appears to be either an emended or grossly imperfect copy of the “Westminster Tournament Challenge” (Harley 83 H 1, now in the British Library), or a copy of a different document altogether, the location of which today remains untraced. Engravings by George Vertue after the original manuscript. 245 x 492 mm, 242 x 488 mm, 243 x 490 mm, 245 x494 mm, 253 x 503 mm, and 251 x 501mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1726. Current location: The Westminster Tournament Roll remains in the College of Arms, London, UK.
25. Plate 1.24: Engravings of the Westminster Tournament Roll (4 of 6) Plates 1.21-1.26 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce the Westminster Tournament Roll, a nearly sixty-foot vellum roll that illustrates the jousting tournament held by Henry VIII on 12 and 13 February 1510/11, along with the “articles of the tilt”: a document that appears to be either an emended or grossly imperfect copy of the “Westminster Tournament Challenge” (Harley 83 H 1, now in the British Library), or a copy of a different document altogether, the location of which today remains untraced. Engravings by George Vertue after the original manuscript. 245 x 492 mm, 242 x 488 mm, 243 x 490 mm, 245 x494 mm, 253 x 503 mm, and 251 x 501mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1726. Current location: The Westminster Tournament Roll remains in the College of Arms, London, UK.
26. Plate 1.25: Engravings of the Westminster Tournament Roll (5 of 6) Plates 1.21-1.26 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce the Westminster Tournament Roll, a nearly sixty-foot vellum roll that illustrates the jousting tournament held by Henry VIII on 12 and 13 February 1510/11, along with the “articles of the tilt”: a document that appears to be either an emended or grossly imperfect copy of the “Westminster Tournament Challenge” (Harley 83 H 1, now in the British Library), or a copy of a different document altogether, the location of which today remains untraced. Engravings by George Vertue after the original manuscript. 245 x 492 mm, 242 x 488 mm, 243 x 490 mm, 245 x494 mm, 253 x 503 mm, and 251 x 501mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1726. Current location: The Westminster Tournament Roll remains in the College of Arms, London, UK.
27. Plate 1.26: Engravings of the Westminster Tournament Roll (6 of 6) Plates 1.21-1.26 of Vetusta Monumenta reproduce the Westminster Tournament Roll, a nearly sixty-foot vellum roll that illustrates the jousting tournament held by Henry VIII on 12 and 13 February 1510/11, along with the “articles of the tilt”: a document that appears to be either an emended or grossly imperfect copy of the “Westminster Tournament Challenge” (Harley 83 H 1, now in the British Library), or a copy of a different document altogether, the location of which today remains untraced. Engravings by George Vertue after the original manuscript. 245 x 492 mm, 242 x 488 mm, 243 x 490 mm, 245 x494 mm, 253 x 503 mm, and 251 x 501mm. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1726. Current location: The Westminster Tournament Roll remains in the College of Arms, London, UK.

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Volume 1: Table of Contents, 1747 Transcription:

Page 1: VETVSTA MONVMENTA QVAE AD RERVM BRITANNICARVM MEMORIAM CONSERVANDAM SOCIETAS ANTIQVARIORVM LONDINI SVMPTV SVO EDENDA CVRAVIT VOLVMEN PRIMVM LONDINI: Anno Domini MDCCLXVII

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Page 3: RERUM ELENCHVS Quo tempus et ordo, quibus incisae sunt, exponuntur.

ANN. MDCCXVIII.
NVM. 1. LVCERNA aenea, ex monte Sancti Leonardi juxta Windesoram effossa, et a viro illustri Hans Sloane baronetto societati donata; cujus delineationem, tabulamque aeneam cui incisa est, Johannes Talman armiger, operum societatis praefectus ei dono itidem dedit.
2. VLPHI CORNV, in templo Divi Petri Eboraci, a saeculo undecimo, ut creditur, conservatum.
3. BAPTISTERIVM in templo D. Jacobi apud Westmonasterienses, ex delineatione societati a Samuele Gale, armigero, ejusdem quaestore, exhibita.
4. IMAGO antiqua RICHARDI II, Angliae regis, in pariete chori, ut vocant, D. Petri Westmonasterii depicta: cujus delineatione societatem donavit J. Talman armiger.

MDCCXX.
5. Tria SIGILLA antiqua: primum COENOBII COTTINGHAMIENSIS in agro Eboracensi, cujus utraque facies de typis aeneis delineata est; alterum AVLAE CLARENSIS apud Cantabrigienses; tertium CAPITVLI ECCLESIAE S. ETHELDREDAE ELIENSIS, utrinque exhibitum.
6. COENOBII WALSINGHAMENSIS in agro Norfolciensi RELIQVIAE.

MDCCXXI.
7. CRVX WALTHAMENSIS in agro Middlesexiae, a Gulielmo Stukeley M.D. societati ab actis, delineata.
8. VESTIGIA murorum urbisque VERVLAMII in agro Hertfordiensi, ab eodem delineata.

MDCCXXII.
9-12. MONASTERII FONTANENSIS in agro Eboracensi RVINARVM quatuor facies diversae. N. 1 – 4.

MDCCXXIII.
13, 14. Three views of the GATE of ST. BENNET’S ABBEY in Norfolk, in two plates.
15. The TOMB of ROBART COLLES and CECILI his wif, at Foulsham in Norfolk.

MDCCXXIV.
16. MAVSOLEVM S. EDVARDI CONFESSORIS, Angliae regis, in templo D. Petri Westmonasterii; ex delineatione J. Talman armigeri.

MDCCXXV.
17. The north front of the GATE at Whitehall.
18. The north front of KING’S STREET GATE in Westminster, which was taken down in 1723.
19. The PLANS of the two preceding GATES, in one plate.
20. NVMISMATA HENRICI VIII, EDVARDI VI, ELIZABETHAE, et JACOBI I, Angliae regum: Item ELIZABETHAE IMAGO opere encaustico expressa.

MDCCXXVI.
21-26. The TOURNAMENT of King HENRY VIII, February 12, 1510; ingraved from an ancient roll in the Heralds Office, London, in six plates. A – S.

MDCCXXVII.
27. COENOBII FVRNESENSIS in agro Lancastrensi facies hodierna; ex delineatione, quam princeps nobilissimus Dux Montis-acuti, cum societate communicare dignatus est.

MDCCXXIX.

28-33. LITERAE a baronibus Anglis ad Bonifacium octavum, pontificem Romanum, sub rege Edvardo I, pridie Idus Februarias anno 1300 datae; de autographo in Fisci regii archivis reposito : His accesserunt SIGILLA literis affixa, quinque tabulis exhibita. A. B. C. D. E.

MDCCXXX.
34. CAPVT ex aere inauratum, antiqui operis, Aquis Solis in agro Somersetensi anno 1727 effossum.

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ANN. MDCCXXXII.
Num. 35. ARCIS CONCESTRIENSIS in Essexiae comitatu prospectus.
36. The East and South views, with the Ground plot, of the same CASTLE, in one plate.
37. A Table of ENGLISH SILVER COINS, shewing the different species struck under each King. N. I.
38. A Table of ENGLISH GOLD COINS, shewing the several species coined in each reign. N. II. The scheme, after which these tables are made, is said to have been contrived by Abp. Sharp.

MDCCXXXIII.
39. TUTBURY CASTLE in Staffordshire, taken from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.
40. MELBOURN CASTLE in Derbyshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.

MDCCXXXIV.
41. LANCASTER CASTLE, taken from a draught in the Dutchy Office.
42. PONTEFRACT CASTLE in Yorkshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.

MDCCXXXV.
43. A GOLD SEAL of Pope ALEXANDER IV, with COINS of GOLD and SILVER struck in France and Flanders, relating to the History of ENGLAND. N. III.
44. KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE in Yorkshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.

MDCCXXVI.
45. IMAGO viri admodum reverendi THOMAE TANNERI, Asaphensis episcopi, et societatis hujus nuper sodalis dignissimi.

MDCCXXXVII.
46. TICKHILL CASTLE in Yorkshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.
47. A PLAN of the ROMAN ROADS in Yorkshire.
48. PAVIMENTVM ROMANVM tessellatum, juxta Cotterstock in agro Northamptoniensi anno 1736 repertum.]
49. An antient CHAPEL adjoining to the Bishop’s palace at Hereford.

MDCCXXXVIII.
50 – 52. Tria PAVIMENTA ROMANA tessellis constrata, apud Wellow, prope Aquas Solis, in agro Somersetensi anno 1737 reperta, totidemque tabulis incisa. N. I-III.
53, 54. Antient SEALS, and their REVERSES, from the Dutchy Office of Lancaster, in two plates. A. B.

MDCCXXXIX.
55. GOLD and SILVER MEDALS of MARY Queen of Scots, and Lord DARNLEY; with others of Queen ANNE, Prince HENRY, and King CHARLES I.
56. GOLD and SILVER COINS of several English Kings, Prince EDWARD, and Q. ELIZABETH N. IV.

MDCCXL.
57. HYPOCAVSTVM ROMANVM, Lincolniae nuper detectum.

MDCCXLI.
58-60. Antient SEALS, from the Dutchy Office of Lancaster, in three Plates. C. D. E.
61. WINCHESTER CROSS, from a draught in the possession of William Draper, esquire.
62. DECRETVM OXONIENSE contra Pontificis Romani in Anglia jurisdictionem, anno 1534.

MDCCXLII.
63, A PLAN of the TOWER LIBERTIES, from a survey in the year 1597.

MDCCXLIII.
64. CRVX CICESTRIAE, anno 1715 delineata.
65. Tabula RETIARIOS triplici conspectu exhibens; quorum duo superiores ad Bartoli exemplar Romae factum sunt expressi; imus operis anaglyphici Devae nuper effossi formam adumbrat.

MDCCXLIV.
66 – 68. Viri illustris ROBERTI COTTONI, equitis et baronetti, EFFIGIES, de picta tabula penes Jacobum West arm. delineata: Item binae tabulae, FRAGMENTA quaedam vetustissimi codicis GENESEOS, PICTVRIS ELEGANTIBVS ornata, continentes; et DISSERTATIO HISTORICA in eundem codicem.

MDCCXLVI.
69. The STANDARD of ANTIENT WEIGHTS and MEASURES, from a Table in the Exchequer.

MDCCXLVII.
70. A View of the COURT of WARDS and LIVERIES, as fitting; with a brief HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of that court.

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Page 1: ANCIENT MONUMENTS WHICH FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING THE MEMORY OF BRITISH HISTORY THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON PUBLISHED AT ITS OWN EXPENSE. FIRST VOLUME LONDON: In the Year of the Lord 1767 [i.e., 1747]

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Page 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Wherein the date and order, in which they were engraved, are presented.

Year, 1718
Num. 1 A bronze lamp, excavated from St. Leonard’s Hill near Windsor, and donated to the society by the illustrious Hans Sloane, Baronet; the drawing of which and the copper plate into which it was engraved, John Talman, Esquire, director of the society’s works, likewise gave as a gift to it.
2. The Horn of Ulf, preserved, as it is believed, in the Church of St. Peter at York from the 11th century.
3. Baptismal font, in St. James’ Church, Westminster, from a drawing presented to the society by Samuel Gale, Esquire, treasurer of the same society.
4. Ancient image of Richard II, King of England, painted on the sanctuary wall, as it is called, of St. Peter’s, Westminster: a drawing of which J. Talman, Esquire, gifted to the society.

1720
5. Three ancient seals: the first from Cottingham Priory in the county of York, each side of which was drawn from copper reliefs; the second of Clare Hall at Cambridge; the third of the Cathedral Church of St. Aethelfryth of Ely, shown on both sides.
6. Ruins of Walsingham Priory in the county of Norfolk.

1721
7. Waltham Cross, in the county of Middlesex, drawn by William Stukeley, M.D,secretary of the society.
8. Ruins of the walls and city of Verulamium [St. Alban’s] in the county of Hertford, drawn by the same.

1722
9-12. Fountains Abbey in the county of York, four different views of the ruins. N. 1 – 4.

1723
13, 14. Three views of the GATE of ST. BENNET’S ABBEY in Norfolk, in two plates.
15. The TOMB of ROBART COLLES and CECILI, his wif, at Foulsham in Norfolk.

1724
16. The tomb of St. Edward the Confessor, King of England, in the Church of St. Peter, Westminister; from the drawing of J. Talman, Esquire.

1725
17. The north front of the GATE at Whitehall.
18. The north front of KING’S STREET GATE in Westminster, which was taken down in 1723.
19. The PLANS of the two preceding GATES, in one plate.
20. Medals of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth, and James I, Monarchs of England: Likewise, an image of Elizabeth painted in encaustic.

1726
21-26. The TOURNAMENT of King HENRY VIII, February 12, 1510; ingraved from an ancient roll in the Heralds Office, London, in six plates. A – S. 1727
27. The contemporary appearance of Furness Abbey in the county of Lancashire, from a drawing which the most noble 1st Duke of Montagu deigned to share with the society.

1729
28-33. A letter from English Barons to Boniface VIII, Pope of Rome, during the reign of Edward I, dated the day before the Ides of February [12 February] in the year 1300, from the original deposited in the archives of the Royal Exchequer: In addition to this, there are seals, attached to the letter, shown on five plates.

1730
34. A gilded bronze head of ancient craftsmanship excavated at Aquae Sulis [Bath] in the county of Somerset, in the year 1727.

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Year 1732
35. A view of Colchester Castle in the county of Essex.
36. The East and South views, with the Ground plot, of the same CASTLE in one plate.
37. A Table of ENGLISH SILVER COINS, shewing the different species struck under each King. N. I.
38. A Table of ENGLISH GOLD COINS, shewing the several species coined in each reign. N. II.

1733
39. TUTBURY CASTLE in Staffordshire, taken from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.
40. MELBOURN CASTLE in Derbyshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.

1734
41. LANCASTER CASTLE, taken from a draught in the Dutchy Office.
42. PONTEFRACT CASTLE in Yorkshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.

1735
43. A GOLD SEAL of Pope ALEXANDER IV, with COINS of GOLD and SILVER struck in France and Flanders, relating to the History of ENGLAND. N. III.
44. KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE in Yorkshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.

1736
45. Image of the Most Reverend Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph’s, and recently a most worthy associate of this society.

1737
46. TICKHILL CASTLE in Yorkshire, from a draught in the Dutchy Office of Lancaster.
47. A PLAN of the ROMAN ROADS in Yorkshire.
48. A Roman mosaic pavement, discovered near Cotterstock in the county of Northampton in the year 1736.
49. An ancient CHAPEL adjoining to the Bishop’s palace at Hereford.

1738
50 – 52. Three Roman pavements covered with mosaics, discovered at Wellow, near Aquae Sulis [Bath] in the county of Somerset, in the year 1737, and engraved on as many plates, N. I-III.
53, 54. Antient SEALS, and their REVERSES, from the Dutchy Office of Lancaster, in two plates. A. B.

1739
55. GOLD and SILVER MEDALS of MARY Queen of Scots, and Lord DARNLEY; with others of Queen ANNE, Prince HENREY, and King CHARLES I.
56. GOLD and SILVER COINS of several English Kings, Prince EDWARD, and Q. ELIZABETH N. IV. 1740
57. Roman hypocaust, recently uncovered at Lincoln.

1741
58-60. Antient SEALS, from the Dutchy Office of Lancaster, in three Plates. C. D. E.
61. WINCHESTER CROSS, from a draught in the possession of William Draper, esquire.
62. Oxford Decree against the jurisdiction of the Pope of Rome in England, in the year 1534.

1742
63. A PLAN of the TOWER LIBERTIES from a survey in the year 1597.

1743
64. Chichester Cross, drawn in the year 1715.
65. A plate showing three views of net-fighters; of which the upper two have been rendered after a drawing made by [Pietro Santi] Bartoli at Rome; the lower one shows a [Roman] relief recently excavated at Chester.

1744
66 – 68. Portrait of the illustrious Robert Cotton, Knight and Baronet, drawn from a painting belonging to James West, Esquire: Likewise, two plates, containing certain fragments of a most ancient book of Genesis, adorned with elegant pictures; and a historical treatise on that book.

1746
69. The STANDARD of ANTIENT WEIGHTS and MEASURES, from a Table in the Exchequer.

1747
70. A View of the COURT of WARDS and LIVERIES, as fitting; with a brief HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of that court.