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The Sheldonian Theatre - Architecture and Learning in Seventeenth-Century Oxford (Hardcover, New)
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The Sheldonian Theatre - Architecture and Learning in Seventeenth-Century Oxford (Hardcover, New)
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A jewel of the University of Oxford, the Sheldonian Theatre stands
out among the groundbreaking designs by the great British architect
Sir Christopher Wren. Published to coincide with the 350th
anniversary of the building's construction, this meticulously
researched book takes a fresh look at the historical influences
that shaped the Sheldonian's development, including the Restoration
of the English monarchy and the university's commitment to
episcopal religion. The book explains just how novel Wren's design
was in its day, in part because the academic theater was a building
type without precedent in England, and in part because the
Sheldonian's classical style stood apart in its university context.
The author also points to a shift in the guiding motivation behind
the architecture at Oxford: from a tradition that largely
perpetuated medieval forms to one that conceived classical
architecture in relation to late Renaissance learning. Newly
commissioned photographs showcase the theater's recently restored
interior. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in
British Art
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