Pictures from Cambridge Described by Noel Barwell and Pictured by E. W. Haslehust [1866 – 1949], Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, in the Beautiful England series (undated).
Although the book is undated, the Library of Congress and various bookseller catalogues mentioning dated inscriptions indicate a date no later than 1920. The illustrations may still be in copyright, since the books were not produced in the USA, so I have marked them as for non-commercial use only.
Title: Cambridge
City: London & Glasgow
Date: 1920
Total items: 8
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The front cover; my copy has a dust jacket which is in place in this scan. [$]
A line drawing of a castle tower with leaves in the foreground. [$]
“But the history of the English Universities must be considered as that of communities into whose lives colleges were introduced for a social rather than a scholastic purpose. Cambridge grew into a seat of learning during the latter half of the twelfth century, but the first College, Peterhouse, was not founded till 1284. Till then, the scholars who [...] [more...] [$]
Erasmus’ Tower, Queen’s College
“The fifteenth century saw four more Colleges added to the list of Cambridge Houses: King’s, 1441; Queens’, 1448; St. Catharine’s, 1473; Jesus, 1495.” (p. 22) [more...] [$]
The Great Court, Trinity College
“The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, though inheriting much from the earlier college—King’s Hall—which was set up by Edward II and his son Edward III, owes almost everything to King Henry VIII. It was typical of this monarch that, after somewhat maltreating Wolsey’s foundation at Oxford and paying not too much attention to Henry VI’s [...] [more...] [$]
Pictures from Cambridge Described by Noel Barwell and Pictured by E. W. Haslehust [1866 – 1949], Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow, in the Beautiful England series (undated).
Although the book is undated, the Library of Congress and various bookseller catalogues mentioning dated inscriptions indicate a date no later than 1920. The illustrations may still be in copyright, since the books were not produced in the USA, so I have marked them as for non-commercial use only.
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