A history of the University of Oxford, : its colleges, halls, and public buildings. In two volumes. Vol. I. [-II.].
Title
A history of the University of Oxford, : its colleges, halls, and public buildings. In two volumes. Vol. I. [-II.].
Creator
Combe, William, 1742-1823
Publisher
London: : Printed for R. Ackermann, ... , by L. Harrison and J.C. Leigh, ... .
Date
M.DCCC.XIV. [1814]
Extent
2 volumes : illustrations, portraits
Spatial Coverage
45 cm (4to)
Format
Quarto format (Printing)
Type
text
Language
English
Description
Includes half-titles
A variant has fewer plates is printed on smaller paper
Pagination: Volume 1: xiv, [2], xxv, [1], 275, [7] pages, [43] leaves of plates -- Volume 2: [4], 262, [6] pages, [72] leaves of plates
The "Arrangement of the plates ..." for both volumes is found on the leaf following the initial xiv page section in volume 1
This work is included in Combe's list of his own writings, published in Gentleman's magazine for May, 1852. The Dict. nat. biog. (v. 11, p. 432,434) ascribes the authorship to Combe, but also includes the work in list of Frederic Shoberl's writings (v. 52, p. 147). British museum Catalogue enters it under both Combe and Shoberl.
Plates by A. Pugin, F. Nash, F. Mackenzie, W. Westall and T. Uwins
Includes bibliographical references, and indexes.
Provenance
Ex libris: James Alipius Goold
Subject
University of Oxford -- History
Contributor
Ackermann, Rudolph (British publisher and designer, 1764-1834)
Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853
Pugin, Augustus Charles (French draftsman and architect, ca. 1762-1832, active in Great Britain)
Nash, Frederick (British draftsman, printmaker, 1782-1856)
Mackenzie, Frederick (British watercolorist, 1787-1854)
Westall, William (English painter, engraver, and lithographer, 1781-1850)
Uwins, Thomas (British painter, 1782-1857)
Harrison, L., active 1814-15, printer
Leigh, J. C., active 1814-15, printer
Identifier
378.425 C729 AHOT
Temporal Coverage
19th century
Coverage
England
Rights
Copyright expired
Relation
Access Rights
Is Referenced By
Goold Library Inventory, p. 229
Inventory Title
University of Oxford, History of
Goold Inventory Holdings
2 folio [tick]
Goold Shelf Mark
Shelf D 7
Inventory Place/Publisher
London
Inventory date
1814
Annotation
Goold's inventory refers to this work as a folio, however Combe's description refers to them as being published in Quarto format
Binding materials & treatment
Gold tooled bindings (Binding)
Paper types
Wove papers (Paper)
Machine-made papers (Paper)
Paper features
Italian marbled papers (Paper)
Provenance evidence
Donors' copies (Provenance)
Other library holdings
Collection
Citation
Combe, William, 1742-1823, “A history of the University of Oxford, : its colleges, halls, and public buildings. In two volumes. Vol. I. [-II.].,” Archbishop Goold Special Collection, accessed May 29, 2022, https://gooldlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/51.