Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Christ Church Library contains one of the largest collections of early printed books in Oxford outside the Bodleian Library.The library was described in 1946 as 'a heterogeneous collection of about 100,000 works' [1] and this is the figure which has generally been quoted since.
Hall of Christ Church Christ Church's library in the early 19th century In 1525, at the height of his power, Thomas Wolsey , Lord Chancellor of England and Cardinal Archbishop of York , suppressed St Frideswide's Priory in Oxford and founded Cardinal College on its lands, using funds from the dissolution of Wallingford Priory and other minor ...
The Canterbury Quadrangle is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. [1] It stands on the site of the former Canterbury College. [2] On the west side is Christ Church Library, whose north façade completes the four sides of Peckwater Quadrangle. On the east side is Canterbury Gate with access to Oriel Square and Merton Street.
Student housing, Peckwater Quadrangle, Christ Church. The Peckwater Quadrangle (known as "Peck" to students) is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. It is a Grade I listed building. [1] Christ Church Library is on the south side of the quad.
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford: Christ Church: Cathedral: 13th century: 12 January 1954 ... Christ Church: Library: 1716–61: 12 January 1954
From 1831 until his death, he was Dean of Christ Church. [2] As curator of the Bodleian Library and principal delegate of the Oxford University Press, Gaisford was instrumental in securing the co-operation of distinguished European scholars as collators, notably Bekker and Dindorf.
All Saints' Church, Oxford; All Souls College Library; Angus Library and Archive; B. ... Christ Church Library; Clarendon Institute; F. Faculty of Asian and Middle ...
The choir, looking towards the organ and entrance. The cathedral was originally the church of St Frideswide's Priory.The site was historically presumed to be the location of the nunnery founded by St Frideswide, the patron saint of Oxford, and the shrine is now in the Latin Chapel; originally containing relics translated at the rebuilding in 1180, it was the focus of pilgrimage from at least ...