fromoldbooks.org
Items matching towers taken from Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)







New search

towers: buildings or parts of buildings that are tall and narrow, such as a church tower or a castle turret.

Results 1 .. 6 of 6

Pictures from Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes by Andrew Lang, M.A., sometime Fellow of Merton College, Oxford [1844 – 1912]; sixth edition, Seely & Co. Ltd., London, 1896.

There are some more pictures of Oxford done by Haslehust, in colour.

I am working on a transcription of this book. I found one online at worldwideschool.org but it lacks the images, and has many errors.

There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Andrew Lang.

The Stone Pulpit at Magdalen College.

The Stone Pulpit at Magdalen College.

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From a Drawing by A. Brunnet-Debaines.

Keywords: colleges, windows, towers, churches, creeper, people, dogs, entrances

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Magdalen Tower From Christchurch

Magdalen Tower From Christchurch

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From an Etching by A. Brunet-Debaines

Keywords: colleges, churches, towers, trees, forests, christmas

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Frontispiece: Magdalen Tower.

Frontispiece: Magdalen Tower.

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From an Etching by R. Kent Thomas.

Keywords: colleges, bridges, boats, people, trees, towers

Places shown: Magdalen College; Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Bocardo, North Side

Bocardo, North Side

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

The Bocardo, the mediaeval prison in Oxford, shown from the North side; the engraving is signed “S. R.” The tower here is St. Michael’s church. “Of Bocardo no trace remains, but St. Michael’s is likel [...]

Keywords: churches, towers, arches, streets, people

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-04-17

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Magdalen Cloisters

Magdalen Cloisters

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

The tower is also featured in several paintings by Haslehust’s illustrations of Oxford.

Keywords: colleges, cloisters, entrances, courtyards, creeper, gothic, churches, towers, people, arches, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

View of Oxford

View of Oxford

Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes (1896)

From an Etching by H. Toussaint.

Engraved by Davison.

Keywords: views, cities, trees, towers, cityscapes

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

[1]