University of Oxford : Radcliffe Camera (Oxford, England) : Aerial context view, looking north from St Mary The Virgin

Creator:
Gibbs, James, 1682-1754
Published/Created:
Radcliffe Square, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
1737-1749
Date Depicted:
6/2/2007
1700 AD - 1799 AD
Materials:
stone
Notes:
Gibbs was a pupil of Carlo Fontana in Rome. Gibbs was one of seven leading architects invited in 1720 to submit designs for the new Radcliffe Library in Oxford, although he initially lost the commission to Nicholas Hawksmoor. In the 1740s ill-health and c
Topics:
Architecture -- Britain -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Baroque
Palladian
Culture:
British
Accession Number:
1A2-E-O-RC-A2
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
schools: universities and colleges (buildings) (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Digital:
architectural exteriors; Education; educational; books; reading room construction buildings; libraries (buildings) aerial views; dome
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Module Three
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
6/2/2007
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4152
OID:
10163372
PID:
digcoll:2336065