Matthew Rice 
Oxford [EPUB ebook] 

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Discover Oxford, one of the jewels of European architecture. Much loved and much visited, the city offers an unparalleled collection of the best of English building through the centuries.
Matthew Rice’s Oxford is a feast of
delightful watercolor illustrations and an informed and witty text , explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today.
While the focus is on architectural detail, Rice describes how the city has been shaped by its history, topography and geology, but most of all by generations of patrons who had the education and the resources to commission work from the greatest architects and builders of their day, an astonishing range of which still stands.
Ranging from the medieval to the contemporary, the book covers all the
iconic buildings, such as the Radcliffe Camera, the Sheldonian Theatre and the college quads , as well as the distinctive details that you might otherwise miss.
More than anywhere else in England, it is possible in Oxford to take in the history of English architecture simply by walking today’s streets, lanes, parks and meadows.
This book is the perfect guide.

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Table des matières


Introduction

Monastic Oxford (Early days to 1536)

Parish Churches

Reformation and Restoration (1536–1700)

Hotels, Pubs and Pavilions

Georgian Oxford (1700–1830)

Streets and Houses

The Battle of the Styles (1835–1918)

Civic Pride

Modern Oxford (1945–Today)

Index

Acknowledgements

 

A propos de l’auteur

Matthew Rice is a painter and designer who has written six books on architecture. He lives in a medieval house Oxfordshire and has four grown-up children.

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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 208 ● ISBN 9780711295728 ● Taille du fichier 37.2 MB ● Maison d’édition Frances Lincoln ● Lieu London ● Pays GB ● Publié 2024 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 9187186 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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