| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 268 pages) : illustrations |
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Oxford historical monographs |
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Oxford historical monographs.
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| Contents |
'Recording our eclectic age' : Jackson and the dilemma of style -- 'The unity of art' : Jackson and the arts and crafts -- 'The maker of modern Oxford' : Jackson and the architecture of progress -- 'In the shadow of Anglo-Jackson' : Jackson and the public schools -- 'Cambridge at last!' : Jackson and the architecture of science -- 'An intellectual aristocracy' : Jackson, his clients, and their world |
| Summary |
This is the first biography of T.G. Jackson, an architect who transformed the image of Oxford, rebuilt public schools, and became a leading architect of the arts and crafts movement. Although many of his buildings are famous, until now he has been little known. Yet his work illuminates a whole society as well as an individual. - ;In the late nineteenth century one man changed Oxford forever. T.G. Jackson built the Examination Schools, the Bridge of Sighs, worked at a dozen colleges, and restored a score of other Oxford icons. He also built for many of the major public schools, for the Univer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-257) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Jackson, Thomas Graham, Sir, 1835-1924 fast |
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Architecture -- England -- 19th century
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Architecture -- England -- 20th century
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ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- Essays.
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ARCHITECTURE -- Individual Architects & Firms -- Monographs.
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Architecture
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006016268 |
| ISBN |
9781429471152 |
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1429471158 |
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1280756799 |
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9781280756795 |
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9780191516337 |
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0191516333 |
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9786610756797 |
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6610756791 |
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