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Title: Cathedral antiquities
Year: 1814 (1810s)
Authors: Britton, John, 1771-1857
Subjects: Cathedrals Church architecture
Publisher: London : Longman, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown, and Green
Contributing Library: Duke University Libraries
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Caption: Winchester Cathedral Church. Two Views of the Font
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