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Custodians (Hardcover)
Joanna Vestey, Russell Roberts, Alexander Sturgis
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Custodians brings together for the first time, in this beautifully
compiled collection, images of many of Oxford's most prestigious
buildings along with some rarely seen, but wonderful venues and
their 'Custodians'. Photographer Joanna Vestey set out to explore
the extraordinary colleges and buildings of Oxford, behind the
closed doors, often beyond the reach of the 9.5 million visitors a
year who come here, and to meet the 'Custodians' playing a pivotal
role in perpetuating these world-renowned institutions. Rarely do
we get to catch a glimpse behind the closed facades of these iconic
structures and to see the spaces that lie within. All the images
have been captured in the University City of Oxford, known as the
"City of Dreaming Spires" and show its extraordinary breadth of
architecture since the arrival of the Saxons. It includes venues
such as the 17th Century Divinity School, the mid-18th century
Radcliffe Camera continuing through to the most recent award
winning RIBA-nominated chapel at Ripon College completed last year.
Venues such as the Sheldonian Theatre and Christchurch College sit
alongside perhaps lesser known venues such as The Real Tennis
Courts or the John Martyr Pawsons cricket pavilion portraying the
breadth and diversity constituting the city. The 'Custodians' and
their surroundings enjoy equal status in Joanna's formal
compositions; they seem to belong together, yet do not fuse into
one, thereby asking us to question how we are all largely shaped
and influenced by the structures around us - how defined we are by
them and how much they form us. Full of unexpected venues
beautifully photographed, this book will appeal to the historian,
city visitor, people interested in architecture and interiors as
well as to the extensive alumni network of the colleges themselves.
It will also appeal to an audience interested in contemporary
photography.
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