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Handbook to the cathedrals of England (1861)

King, Richard John, 1818-1879 · London, J. Murray; [etc., etc.] · leaf 69

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Purbeck marble was then renewed. The vault was restored and decorated by Willement, and the floor was laid with Minton's tiles. All traces of the ancient painting and gilding were then unhappily obliterated ; but no amount of restoration has as yet deprived this building of its right to stand at… … These letters have been carefully traced from the original.

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