Oxford (England) -- Pictorial works; Watercolor painting, British
7. Oriel College
8. Interior of the Bodleian Library
9. The Cloisters, Magdalen College
10. Magdalen Tower and Bridge
11. All Souls’ College and the High Street
12. Corpus Christi College
13. Christchurch: Peckwater Quadrangle
14. The Radcliffe Library, or Camera Bodleiana, from All Souls’ College
15. Entrance Gateway of Hertford College and the Radcliffe Library
16. All Saints’ Church from Turl Street
17. The Entrance to Queen’s College from Logic Lane
18. The River Isis
19. The Library, Oriel College
20. The Clarendon Building, Broad Street _On the Cover_
[Illustration: OXFORD, FROM SOUTH HINKSEY]
[Illustration: BROAD STREET, LOOKING WEST]
[Illustration: OXFORD, FROM THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE]
[Illustration: THE UNIVERSITY CHURCH OF ST. MARY
The buildings on the extreme right of the picture are those belonging
to Oriel College.]
[Illustration: ST. GILES’S, LOOKING TOWARDS ST. MARY MAGDALEN (SOUTH)]
[Illustration: ORIEL COLLEGE]
[Illustration: INTERIOR OF THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY]
[Illustration: THE CLOISTERS, MAGDALEN COLLEGE]
[Illustration: MAGDALEN TOWER AND BRIDGE]
[Illustration: ALL SOULS’ COLLEGE AND THE HIGH STREET]
[Illustration: CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE
In the centre of the quadrangle rises a cylindrical dial surmounted by
a “pelican in her piety,” the badge of the Founder of the College.]
[Illustration: CHRISTCHURCH: PECKWATER QUADRANGLE]
[Illustration: THE RADCLIFFE LIBRARY, OR CAMERA BODLEIANA, FROM ALL
SOULS’ COLLEGE
This dome may compare with some of the finest in Europe.]
[Illustration: ENTRANCE GATEWAY OF HERTFORD COLLEGE
THE RADCLIFFE LIBRARY]
[Illustration: ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH FROM TURL STREET
All Saints’ Church was built in 1708 from a design by Dr. Aldrich,
Dean of Christchurch.]
[Illustration: THE ENTRANCE TO QUEEN’S COLLEGE FROM LOGIC LANE The
statue is that of Queen Caroline, Consort of George II.]
[Illustration: THE RIVER ISIS
On the right is the gold and white barge of Magdalen College
undergoing repair. The masts and barges of other colleges line the
side of the river, and Folly Bridge closes the prospect.]
[Illustration: THE LIBRARY; ORIEL COLLEGE
A dignified building of the Ionic order of architecture, designed by
James Wyatt about 1788.]
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Oxford Water-Colors, by John Fulleylove
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account