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Robert Willis' monumental architectural history of the University of Cambridge was hailed as 'one of the most important contributions to the social and intellectual history of England which has ever been made by a Cambridge man.' These fully illustrated volumes are here reprinted in their entirety, with a modern introduction by Professor David Watkin.

Table of Contents
1. Town of Cambridge; 2. Peterhouse: site and buildings; 3. Peterhouse: buildings; 4. Clare Hall: buildings; 5. Clare Hall: copy of ancient plan; 6. Pembroke College: site and buildings; 7. Pembroke College: buildings of the Principal Court previous to 1870; 8. Gonville and Caius College: site and buildings; 9. Trinity Hall: site and buildings; 10. Corpus Christi College: site and buildings; 11. Eton College: site and buildings; 12. Eton College: school-yard and cloister; 13. King's College: site and buildings; 14. King's College: chapel; 15. Queen's College: site and buildings; 16. St Catharine's Hall: site and buildings; 17. Jesus College: buildings; 18. Christ's College: site and buildings; 19. St John's College: site and buildings; 20. St John's College: site on the west side of the River Cam; 21. St John's College: old chapel; 22. Magdalene College: site and buildings; 23. Trinity College: site; 24. Trinity College: buildings; 25. Emmanuel College: site and buildings; 26. Sidney Sussex College: site and buildings; 27. Schools, Senate House, Library: buildings; 28. Schools and Library: first and ground floor; 29. New museums for Natural Science: buildings.

The Architectural History of the University of Cambridge and of the Colleges of Cambridge and Eton Volume 4 The Architectural Drawings

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 9/17/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780521147217
      978-0521147217
      ISBN-10 0521147212
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      Architecture: public and commercial History of architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Robert Willis' monumental architectural history of the University of Cambridge was hailed as 'one of the most important contributions to the social and intellectual history of England which has ever been made by a Cambridge man.' These fully illustrated volumes are here reprinted in their entirety, with a modern introduction by Professor David Watkin.

      Table of Contents
      1. Town of Cambridge; 2. Peterhouse: site and buildings; 3. Peterhouse: buildings; 4. Clare Hall: buildings; 5. Clare Hall: copy of ancient plan; 6. Pembroke College: site and buildings; 7. Pembroke College: buildings of the Principal Court previous to 1870; 8. Gonville and Caius College: site and buildings; 9. Trinity Hall: site and buildings; 10. Corpus Christi College: site and buildings; 11. Eton College: site and buildings; 12. Eton College: school-yard and cloister; 13. King's College: site and buildings; 14. King's College: chapel; 15. Queen's College: site and buildings; 16. St Catharine's Hall: site and buildings; 17. Jesus College: buildings; 18. Christ's College: site and buildings; 19. St John's College: site and buildings; 20. St John's College: site on the west side of the River Cam; 21. St John's College: old chapel; 22. Magdalene College: site and buildings; 23. Trinity College: site; 24. Trinity College: buildings; 25. Emmanuel College: site and buildings; 26. Sidney Sussex College: site and buildings; 27. Schools, Senate House, Library: buildings; 28. Schools and Library: first and ground floor; 29. New museums for Natural Science: buildings.

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