Oxford: An Architectural GuideFew cities have a greater concentration of significant architecture than Oxford, England. Within a city of only 130,000 inhabitants there are important buildings, many of them of great beauty, from every period from the eleventh century to the present. In Oxford: An Architectural Guide, Geoffrey Tyack chronicles the architectural development of Oxford--both University and City--from its origins to the late twentieth century, explaining the idiosyncrasies of Oxford's architectural history, and placing the buildings within their historical context. This copiously illustrated, chronological guide to the glories of Oxford's architecture places the emphasis on what can actually be seen. Tyack suggests a number of walks around Oxford and its immediate environs, providing an ideal companion for the city's visitors and an excellent reference book for architectural enthusiasts. With its lucid style and clear, user-friendly design, Oxford: An Architectural Guide is a unique guide to one of England's most beautiful cities. |
Contents
St PeterintheEast II Iffley church 12 Christ Church Cathedral | 25 |
The Later Middle Ages | 39 |
New College 39 Lincoln College 49 Balliol College 51 Trinity Durham | 73 |
Colour Plates and Maps | 82 |
Library and Fellows Quad 86 Bodleian Library | 90 |
Carfax Conduit 96 Wadham College 98 Oriel College 101 University | 103 |
Painted glass by Abraham van Linge 1641 in the Chapel | 114 |
Canterbury | 115 |
Victorian Gothic | 213 |
Worcester College Chapel 226 Balliol College 227 Keble College 229 | 229 |
Workingclass housing 238 St Barnabas church 240 Randolph Hotel 242 | 242 |
Mansfield College | 256 |
St John Iffley Road 270 Pusey House 271 Hertford College 274 | 274 |
Oxford Central Area viii | 280 |
Zoology | 281 |
11 | 293 |
Sheldonian Theatre 123 Old Ashmolean 127 Trinity College 131 | 131 |
Tom Tower | 150 |
New Building 164 Radcliffe Camera | 166 |
1750 to 1850 | 173 |
MILL STREAM | 178 |
Library and Canterbury | 186 |
College gardens 191 Magdalen College Chapel 197 University Press 199 | 199 |
An aerial view of the central University area | 210 |
Campion Hall 287 New Bodleian Library 291 Council housing | 294 |
Nuffield College 300 St Johns College 305 318 337 St Catherines | 324 |
Walks around Oxford | 345 |
St Cross | 347 |
Ruskin | 350 |
HOLYWELL STREET | 353 |
Glossary | 362 |
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