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A series of detailed monochrome sketches presents the architecture and street- and riverscapes of an English university city, ranging from collegiate gates, cloisters, and quadrangles to theatre facades, libraries, inns, and riverside views. Each plate emphasizes line, proportion, and atmospheric light to record towers, domes, spires, and the intimate scale of college streets. Captions identify specific buildings and viewpoints, while page composition alternates close architectural studies with broader panoramas. The work serves as a visual guide and affectionate record of place, appealing to readers interested in architectural form, urban character, and the relationship between historic buildings and their surrounding streets and river.

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Title: Oxford: A Sketch-Book

Author: Fred Richards

Release date: February 22, 2017 [eBook #54220]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by Chuck Greif (This file was produced from images
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OXFORD

A SKETCH-BOOK BY
FRED RICHARDS.
A · & · C · BLACK · LTD · LONDON · 1915

DRAWINGS.

1 “TOM” TOWER, CHRISTCHURCH. (Title Page.)
2 CARFAX.
3 A CORNER OF BALLIOL.
4 OUTSIDE ST JOHN’S GATEWAY.
5 THE PORTER’S LODGE, TRINITY.
6 BROAD ST.
7 GREEK & LATIN ROSTRUM. SHELDONIAN THEATRE.
8 THE RADCLIFFE CAMERA.
9 DUKE HUMPHREY’S LIBRARY. BODLEIAN.
10 THE MITRE HOTEL.
11 ST MARY THE VIRGIN.
12 THE CAMERA, from BRASENOSE.
13 GRAMMARHALL, MAGDALEN.
14 MAGDALEN COLLEGE, CLOISTERS
15 THE HIGH, from TOP OF MAGDALEN TOWER.
16 THE CAMERA, from ALL SOULS.
17 HOUSES IN ST ALDATE’S ST
18 THE DINING HALL, CHRISTCHURCH.
19 QUADRANGLE & ENTRANCE TO DINING HALL, ORIEL.
20 QUADRANGLE IN MERTON.
21 THE SUNDIAL, CORPUS CHRISTI.
22 ST ALDATE’S ST
23 THE RIVER from FOLLY BRIDGE.
24 OXFORD from THE HINKSEY PATH.

CARFAX.

A CORNER OF BALLIOL.

OUTSIDE ST JOHN’S GATEWAY.

THE PORTER’S LODGE, TRINITY.

BROAD ST.

GREEK & LATIN ROSTRUM. SHELDONIAN THEATRE.

THE RADCLIFFE CAMERA.

DUKE HUMPHREY’S LIBRARY. BODLEIAN.

THE MITRE HOTEL.

ST MARY THE VIRGIN.

THE CAMERA, FROM BRASENOSE.

GRAMMARHALL, MAGDALEN.

MAGDALEN COLLEGE, CLOISTERS.

THE HIGH, FROM TOP OF MAGDALEN TOWER.

THE CAMERA, FROM ALL SOULS.

HOUSES IN ST ALDATE’S ST

THE DINING HALL, CHRISTCHURCH.

QUADRANGLE & ENTRANCE TO DINING HALL, ORIEL.

QUADRANGLE IN MERTON.

THE SUNDIAL, CORPUS CHRISTI.

ST ALDTE’S ST

THE RIVER FROM FOLLY BRIDGE.

OXFORD FROM THE HINKSEY PATH.