Westminster Abbey. The Nave
- Title:
- Westminster Abbey. The Nave
- Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection
- Creation Date:
- ca. 1865-ca. 1890 (photograph)
1376-1517 (building)
- Location:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- ID Number:
- 875
- Accession Number:
- 15/5/3090.00875
- Collection Number:
- 15-5-3090
- File Name:
- 00875.jpg
- Style/Period:
- Gothic (Medieval)
- Materials/Techniques:
- albumen prints
- Subject:
- Westminster Abbey, London, England
abbeys (monasteries)
collegiate churches
Religious interiors
naves
Piers (Supporting elements)
grouped columns
ribbed vaults
rood screens
Chairs
monuments
choir stalls
pulpits
pointed arches
lancet windows
aisles
object sculpture
Trefoil arches
tombs
sarcophagi (coffins)
graves
Newton, Isaac Sir
Collegiate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, London, England
photographs - Measurement:
- 27.94 x 21.59 (centimeters)
- Description:
- A central feature of the choir screen in the center of the image is the tomb of and monument to Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727, completed in 1731 and visible in the left, or north, niche). The sculptor, Michael Rysbrack, followed the designs of the architect William Kent.
- Source:
- Data from: A.D. White Architectural Photographs, Cornell University Library
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/albumen.htm - Cite As:
- Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photograph Collection, #15-5-3090. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Andrew Dickson White architectural photograph collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in this collection are in the public domain and are believed to have no known U.S. copyright or other restrictions. The Library does not charge for permission to use these materials and does not grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute them. However, as a good scholarly practice we recommend that all patrons cite the Library as the source of the reproduction. For a more detailed explanation please read the Library Guidelines for Using Public Domain Text, Images, Audio, and Video Reproduced from Cornell University Library Collections at http://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/CULCopyright.