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Latin Inscriptions in Oxford (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Latin Inscriptions in Oxford (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Loot Price R317
Discovery Miles 3 170
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For the first six centuries from the institution's foundation,
Latin was the language spoken and written at the University of
Oxford. It's no surprise, then, to find that the inscriptions
carved into the monuments, colleges and municipal buildings of the
city are for the most part also in Latin. It is also a language
which lends itself to compression, so an inscription in Latin uses
fewer characters than English, for example, saving space and money.
But what do they all mean? For this book Reginald Adams has
assembled, translated and explained a wide selection of Oxford's
Latin inscriptions (and a few Greek ones). These can be found in
many accessible places in both city and university, dating from the
medieval period to the present day. Their purposes range from
tributes and memorials to decorations and witty commentaries on the
edifice that they adorn. The figures commemorated include Queen
Anne, Roger Bacon, Cardinal Wolsey, Cecil Rhodes, T. E. Lawrence
and a kind landlady who provided 'enormous breakfasts', as well as
other eminent scholars and generous benefactors. These evocative
mementos of the past bring insight to the informed observer of
their surroundings and also vividly illustrate the history of
Oxford.
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