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Historic Heart of Oxford University, The (Hardcover)
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Historic Heart of Oxford University, The (Hardcover)
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Oxford's university buildings are world-famous. Over eight
centuries, starting in the twelfth century, the University - the
third oldest in Europe - gradually occupied a substantial portion
of the city, creating in the process a unique townscape containing
the Bodleian Library, the Sheldonian Theatre and the Radcliffe
Camera. This book tells the story of the growth of the forum
universitatis - as the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor called it - and
relates it to the broader history of the University and the city.
Based on up-to-date scholarship, and drawing upon the author's own
research into Oxford's architectural history and the work of
Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor, James Gibbs and Giles Gilbert
Scott, each of the eight chapters focuses on the gestation,
creation and subsequent history of a single building, or pair of
buildings, relating them to developments in the University's
intellectual and institutional life, and to broader themes in
architectural and urban history. Accessible and well-illustrated
with plans, archival prints and specially commissioned photography,
this book will appeal to anyone who wishes to understand and enjoy
Oxford's matchless architectural heritage.
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