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Oxford Historical Society New Ser.: Building Accounts of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1517-18 by Angela Smith (2019, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford Historical Society

ISBN-100904107280

ISBN-139780904107289

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038441212

Product Key Features

Number of Pages266 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBuilding Accounts of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, 1517-18

Publication Year2019

SubjectBuildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Europe / Renaissance, Higher, Europe / Medieval

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaArchitecture, Education, History

AuthorAngela Smith

SeriesOxford Historical Society New Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length8.7 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2019-394214

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

ReviewsThere is much for the reader interested in how building projects were managed, or in sources of supply, in costs, and in how new buildings were fitted-out. The ready availability of the accounts will also enable future researchers easily to make comparisons at a local level with similar accounts for other Oxford projects [.] The volume is, however, of significance for much more than this. An extensive introduction and further appendices (there are ten in all) place the building work in a broader context. THE LOCAL HISTORIAN, This volume is not only enlightening to those interested in the process of late medieval construction, but is extremely informative on the topics of episcopacy, education, and the history of colleges., This is a handsomely produced volume and has been skilfully edited by Julian Reid. The introduction is divided into three sections. The last two, by Angela Smith and Jane Eagan respectively, oer admirably precise and informative discussions of the account book both as a source for the building of the college and as a physical artefact., There is much for the reader interested in how building projects were managed, or in sources of supply, in costs, and in how new buildings were fitted-out. The ready availability of the accounts will also enable future researchers easily to make comparisons at a local level with similar accounts for other Oxford projects [.] The volume is, however, of significance for much more than this. An extensive introduction and further appendices (there are ten in all) place the building work in a broader context.

Series Volume Number48

Volume Number48

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal378.425/74

Table Of ContentIntroductionRichard FoxThe Building AccountsThe ManuscriptEditorial NoteTranscript of the ManuscriptAppendix 1: Chronology of Bishop Fox's plans and the building of Corpus Christi CollegeAppendix 2: A set of missing building accountsAppendix 3: Purchase of land from master mason, John LebonsAppendix 4: Indenture of 30 June 1513 between Bishop Fox and the Prior and Convent of St Swithun's Priory, WinchesterAppendix 5: John and Jane Huddleston and the Manor of Temple GuitingAppendix 6: Carved details in the Hall at CorpusAppendix 7: Fox's endowment of the College. Letter to Fox concerning property, 22 December 1516Appendix 8: Educational opportunities offered to the sons of Fox's craftsmenAppendix 9: The text of 1514 Artificers Act, with commentary and comment on working conditionsAppendix 10: Craftsmen and suppliers of materials listed in the Corpus building accountsBibliographyIndex

SynopsisThis edition of the building accounts is put into a wider context with a study of its founder, Richard Fox. Corpus Christi College, Oxford, was founded in 1517 by Richard Fox, bishop of Winchester. He intended it to educate students in classical Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and their literature; Erasmus praised it as a scholarly achievement, and a beacon of Renaissance classical learning. The heart of this book is an edition of the original fortnightly building site accounts of 1517-1518, giving us a window onto a late-medieval building site, with its detailsof early sixteenth-century building materials, craft techniques, project management skills and working conditions, including siesta periods and sub-contracting. The introduction describes Fox's long road to 1517: his motives far more complicated than a bishop looking for worldly fame and heavenly reward. Born into a Lincolnshire yeoman, Fox studied law at Oxford, rebelled against Richard III and became Henry VII's closest political adviser. Taken together, they provide a detailed account of the foundation of the College, both literal and metaphorical., This edition of the building accounts is put into a wider context with a study of its founder, Richard Fox. Corpus Christi College, Oxford, was founded in 1517 by Richard Fox, bishop of Winchester. He intended it to educate students in classical Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and their literature; Erasmus praised it as a scholarly achievement, and a beacon of Renaissance classical learning. The heart of this book is an edition of the original fortnightly building site accounts of 1517-1518, giving us a window onto a late-medieval building site, with its detailsof early sixteenth-century building materials, craft techniques, project management skills and working conditions, including siesta periods and sub-contracting. The introduction describes Fox's long road to 1517: his motives far more complicated than a bishop looking for worldly fame and heavenly reward. Born into a Lincolnshire yeoman, Fox studied law at Oxford, rebelled against Richard III and became Henry VII's closest political adviser. Taken together,they provide a detailed account of the foundation of the College, both literal and metaphorical., This edition of the building accounts is put into a wider context with a study of its founder, Richard Fox., Corpus Christi College, Oxford, was founded in 1517 by Richard Fox, bishop of Winchester. He intended it to educate students in classical Greek, Latin and Hebrew, and their literature; Erasmus praised it as a scholarly achievement, and a beacon of Renaissance classical learning.The heart of this book is an edition of the original fortnightly building site accounts of 1517-1518, giving us a window onto a late-medieval building site, with its details of early sixteenth-century building materials, craft techniques, project management skills and working conditions, including siesta periods and sub-contracting. The introduction describes Fox's long road to 1517: his motives far more complicated than a bishop looking for worldly fame and heavenly reward. Born into a Lincolnshire yeoman, Fox studied law at Oxford, rebelled against Richard III and became Henry VII's closest political adviser. Taken together, they provide a detailed account of the foundation of the College, both literal and metaphorical.

LC Classification NumberLF509