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Queen Elizabeth's Book of Oxford Louise Durning (Principle Lecturer in History of Art and Architecture, School of Arts and Humanities, Oxford Brookes University) 9781851243150

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Queen Elizabeth's Book of Oxford was made in 1566 as a gift for Elizabeth I on the occasion of her first royal visit to Oxford. It was made, however, not just out of reverence for the Queen, but with the aim of getting her to endow the foundation of a new college. This sophisticated tour guide is presented as a dialogue between the Queen and her guide, in which the monarch asks questions which allow the guide to extol the generosity of the founders of each college they visit. The book failed. Queen Elizabeth founded no new institutions, but the exercise has left us with a fascinating insight into ideas of patronage and endowment in Elizabeth's day. This unique manuscript contains a Latin verse account of the famous buildings of the University illustrated by a series of beautiful pen drawings, and conceived by its scholarly producers as an imaginary progress through these locations. The complete manuscript is now made available for the first time in actual-size facsimile with full-text translation, a commentary on the images, and an analytical essay which places the manuscript in its historical context.

About the Author
Louise Durning is Principal Lecturer in History of Art in the School of Arts and Humanities, Oxford Brookes University. Previous publications include Gender and Architecture co-edited with Richard Wrigley (John Wiley, 2000)

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"A treasure for scholars and renaissance buffs alike. It provides scholars with an opportunity to delve into a rare commemorative record of a specific Elizabethan event. . . . With the skills of the academic researcher and the instincts of a detective Durning outlines a most interesting case for the creation of the manuscript, the motives for its construction, and the processes of its development. . . . Well deserving of a recommendation to read and keep as a treasure."-Wayne Cunnigham, Renaissance Magazine



Book Information
ISBN 9781851243150
Author Louise Durning
Format Hardback
Page Count 128
Imprint Bodleian Library
Publisher Bodleian Library
Weight(grams) 604g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 176mm * 12mm

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