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Description for Brasenose
An entertaining history of a famous Oxford college, celebrating its 500th Anniversary: a cast of thousands, from Earl Haig to David Cameron, from John Buchan to Jeffery Archer, from Prince Obolenski to Colin Cowdrey. Num Pages: 574 pages, 4 colour plates; 104 black and white plates; plans. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AMK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Brasenose College was founded in 1509 by a Bishop (William Smith) and a lawyer (Richard Sutton). Both came from the North West of England, and the college has always been proud of its links with Lancashire and Cheshire. But over the centuries Brasenose or 'B.N.C.' as it is usually known has expanded its reputation worldwide. This is the first full-scale history of Brasenose, timed to coincide with its Quincentenary. The setting is broad: it relates the college to the university, and the university to the wider world of politics. Using archives, letters and diaries, it aims to recreate something of ... Read more
Brasenose College was founded in 1509 by a Bishop (William Smith) and a lawyer (Richard Sutton). Both came from the North West of England, and the college has always been proud of its links with Lancashire and Cheshire. But over the centuries Brasenose or 'B.N.C.' as it is usually known has expanded its reputation worldwide. This is the first full-scale history of Brasenose, timed to coincide with its Quincentenary. The setting is broad: it relates the college to the university, and the university to the wider world of politics. Using archives, letters and diaries, it aims to recreate something of ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
Number of Pages
574
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199544868
SKU
V9780199544868
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Reviews for Brasenose
More than 100 illustrations...do much to bring life and clarity to an absorbing narrative. Professor Crook writes with panache.
Judith Bumpus, The Art Newspaper
...an interesting story, well told in a volme that deserves a readership well beyond its immediate circle.
Alan Bell, Times Literary Supplement
A story that the author tells with relish, with obviour ... Read more
Judith Bumpus, The Art Newspaper
...an interesting story, well told in a volme that deserves a readership well beyond its immediate circle.
Alan Bell, Times Literary Supplement
A story that the author tells with relish, with obviour ... Read more