A New Pocket Companion for Oxford, Or Guide Through the University: With an Historical Account of the Foundation of the Several Colleges and Their Present State. To which are Added Descriptions of the Buildings, Tapestry, Etc. at Blenkeim and NunehamJ. Cooke, 1810 |
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... with a Plan of the University and City , and Eight other Plates . OXFORD : Printed for J. CoOKE , near the Clarendon Printing - Houfe . Price Three Shillings . ] & Hale , 5220.72.12 9425.64 See ! Oxford lifts her 1810 . A NEW.
... with a Plan of the University and City , and Eight other Plates . OXFORD : Printed for J. CoOKE , near the Clarendon Printing - Houfe . Price Three Shillings . ] & Hale , 5220.72.12 9425.64 See ! Oxford lifts her 1810 . A NEW.
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... Eight Thousand Pounds . Agreeably to the same act the North Gate , commonly called the Bocardo , and used for a prison , was taken down in 1771. This prison was memorable for a dungeon , called the Bi- shops ' Hole , in which Cranmer ...
... Eight Thousand Pounds . Agreeably to the same act the North Gate , commonly called the Bocardo , and used for a prison , was taken down in 1771. This prison was memorable for a dungeon , called the Bi- shops ' Hole , in which Cranmer ...
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... Eight Winds , after the manner of the Temple at Athens , are placed on the third story , and the Atlas on the top . It is built in an open field adjoining to the north side of the Infirmary ; the land a benefaction of his Grace the Duke ...
... Eight Winds , after the manner of the Temple at Athens , are placed on the third story , and the Atlas on the top . It is built in an open field adjoining to the north side of the Infirmary ; the land a benefaction of his Grace the Duke ...
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... eight feet radius ; a Transit Instrument of eight feet , and a Zenith - Sector of twelve . . In the western wing is placed a set of smaller instruments , for the use of such Students as choose to apply themselves to practical Astronomy ...
... eight feet radius ; a Transit Instrument of eight feet , and a Zenith - Sector of twelve . . In the western wing is placed a set of smaller instruments , for the use of such Students as choose to apply themselves to practical Astronomy ...
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... eight painted windows , designed and executed by the above - mentioned ingenious artist . They are adorned with the figures of the two patron saints , St. John Baptist and St. Mary Magdalen ; of Kings Henry III . and VI . by the former ...
... eight painted windows , designed and executed by the above - mentioned ingenious artist . They are adorned with the figures of the two patron saints , St. John Baptist and St. Mary Magdalen ; of Kings Henry III . and VI . by the former ...
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ante-chapel Archbishop arched beautiful benefactors Bishop Bishop of Lincoln Bishop of Winchester building built Bust centre Chancellor Chapel Charles chimney Christ Church cloister collection Common Room consists contains Corpus Christi College court curious D. D. Late daughter Dean Ditto door Duchess Duke of Marlborough east Edward elegant entrance erected Exeter College feet in length Fellows figures Founder front gallery Garden gate gateway Gothic Hall handsome head Henry High-street Holy Family inches high Ionic order James John Duke King Kneller Lady Landscape Late and preſent lege Library Lord Magdalen Magdalen College marble Mary Master ment Merton College north side opposite Oriel College ornamented Oxford painted picture piece portraits present Principal Profeffor Provost quadrangle Queen Rector roof Rubens Saviour Scholars Simon Sir Nathaniel Lloyd Sir William Society spacious statue Thomas Titian tower University Vandyck Visitor wainscot window
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