to which the
reader may in most cases be referred for fuller detail, especially in
reference to the histories of the respective sees.

GLEESON WHITE.
EDWARD F. STRANGE.

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AUTHOR'S PREFACE

I have usually followed Professor Willis in his account of the Minster,
and my obligations to his excellent works are general and continuous.

Professor Willis made careful and extensive observations of the Crypt
and other parts of the Minster during the restoration, which gave him
opportunities for investigation now impossible. He also brought to these
observations a learning and sagacity probably greater than those of any
other writer on English Gothic Architecture, and his little book remains
the standard work on the history of the Minster.

I regret that I have been unable to agree with several of the theories
of that most enthusiastic and diligent writer, Mr John Browne, or even
to discuss them as I should have liked; but his books must always be of
great value to every one interested in the history of York. I am also
indebted to Canon Raine's excellent works and compilations; to Mr
Winston for his remarks on the glass in the Minster; and to Professor
Freeman for his interesting criticisms of the fabric generally.

A. C.-B.

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.--History of the See and City 3

CHAPTER II.--History of the Building 30

CHAPTER III.--Description of the Exterior 47
The West Front 48
The North Transept 56
The Chapter-House 60
The Choir 61
The South Transept 63
The Central Tower 67

CHAPTER IV.--Description of the Interior 68
The Nave 68
The Transepts 80
The Chapter-House 93
The Choir 98
The