Inventories of Historical Monuments: England, Scotland, Wales
Location: Microfiche Cabinet 23, Drawer 6
Scope
This collection, compiled by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments, is an illustrated inventory of historical monuments from England, Scotland, and Wales along with a concise account of monuments visited, and list of monuments that the Commissioners have selected as especially worthy of preservation. Included in the collection is a glossary of architectural, heraldic, and archaeological terms as well as a map showing the topographical distribution of scheduled monuments and and an index.
How to search the collection
Arranged alphabetically by parishes, each parish lists monuments in these categories:
1) Prehistoric and earthworks
2) Roman monuments and Roman earthworks
3) English ecclesiastical monuments
4) English secular monuments
5) Unclassified monuments
Guides
There is a glossary and index at the end of each parish helping the user find specific monuments by page numbers on that parish’s microfiche.
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Subject Categories:
Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman.
Time Period: 12th Century 13th Century 14th Century 15th Century 16th Century 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century
Subject keywords: Art, Architecture & Design, Great Britain - History