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