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Bodleian Library Souvenir Guide

Geoffrey Tyack
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      This richly illustrated guide to the historical buildings of the Bodleian Library not only makes an attractive keepsake but is also packed with fascinating architectural details about one of the oldest libraries in Britain that has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.Following a short introduction which tells the story of the founding of the Library by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602, this book offers a succinct guide to the architectural styles, exquisite stone masonry and subsequent renovations of the renowned buildings of the Bodleian, situated in the heart of the University of Oxford. It also describes the involvement of famous architects such as Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor in designs and embellishments for these buildings. As well as giving the individual histories of Duke Humfrey’s Library, the Divinity School, Convocation House, the Schools Quadrangle, the Radcliffe Camera and the Clarendon Building, author Geoffrey Tyack also provides a guide to the intriguing statuary and carvings which adorn the buildings, and gives translations of the many Latin inscriptions which mark key moments in the library’s history. The 400-year narrative is brought up to date with a description of the development of the Weston Library, a state-of-the-art renovation of the New Bodleian Library, designed to house the Bodleian’s special collections in the twenty-first century.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Geoffrey Tyack EAN: 9781851245673 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 240 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Bodleian Library DATE PUBLISHED: 2023-04-07 CITY: GENRE: TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest WIDTH: 180 cm SPINE:

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      Oxford, Social and cultural history, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc

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      Geoffrey Tyack is a Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.
      This richly illustrated guide to the historical buildings of the Bodleian Library not only makes an attractive keepsake but is also packed with fascinating architectural details about one of the oldest libraries in Britain that has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.Following a short introduction which tells the story of the founding of the Library by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602, this book offers a succinct guide to the architectural styles, exquisite stone masonry and subsequent renovations of the renowned buildings of the Bodleian, situated in the heart of the University of Oxford. It also describes the involvement of famous architects such as Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor in designs and embellishments for these buildings. As well as giving the individual histories of Duke Humfrey’s Library, the Divinity School, Convocation House, the Schools Quadrangle, the Radcliffe Camera and the Clarendon Building, author Geoffrey Tyack also provides a guide to the intriguing statuary and carvings which adorn the buildings, and gives translations of the many Latin inscriptions which mark key moments in the library’s history. The 400-year narrative is brought up to date with a description of the development of the Weston Library, a state-of-the-art renovation of the New Bodleian Library, designed to house the Bodleian’s special collections in the twenty-first century.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Geoffrey Tyack EAN: 9781851245673 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 240 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Bodleian Library DATE PUBLISHED: 2023-04-07 CITY: GENRE: TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest WIDTH: 180 cm SPINE:

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      Oxford, Social and cultural history, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc

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      Geoffrey Tyack is a Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.

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