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Item Details
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A CLASSICAL ADVENTURE
THE ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF DOWNING COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE |
| By: |
Tim Rawle, John Adamson (Editor), Tim Rawle (Photos) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£30.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0957286740 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780957286740 |
| Publisher: |
THE OXBRIDGE PORTFOLIO LTD |
| Pub. date: |
10 September, 2015 |
| Pages: |
200 |
| Description: |
The architectural history of Downing College, Cambridge, including a brief history of the Downing family, from pre-foundation in 1800 to the present day. A highly illustrated book with drawings by the architects involved, photographs of the key people in the story and of the site and buildings. |
| Synopsis: |
In the story of English architecture, and the history of Cambridge University in particular, Downing College occupies a very special place. Founded in 1800 through the will of the third Sir George Downing, Baronet, it was the first new college to be built in Cambridge for more than 200 years; the first major scheme in the neo-Classical Greek Revival style; and the first instance of the spacious campus plan in collegiate architecture, acting as the precursor to Thomas Jefferson's University of Virginia and the American campus universities that were to follow. For the last 215 years the College has been fully committed to the defining style of its original buildings for all subsequent additions to its spacious site in the centre of Cambridge, and the story of its architecture is traced from the earliest plans and ideas through to the college of today. |
| Illustrations: |
200+ illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Oxbridge Portfolio Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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