Cambridge Depicted: Engravings, History and People - Couverture rigide

Haroon, Ahmed; Denbigh, Philip

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1908990201 ISBN 13 : 9781908990204

Editeur : Third Millennium Information, 2013

Synopsis

Cambridge Depicted features engravings of colleges and prominent religious and secular buildings taken from the book Cantabrigia Depicta first published in 1809. The 36 original black and white engravings have been restored and artistically coloured to create an elegant and lively book.

Each institution has a brief up-to-date description of its history and its buildings, together with short but succinct biographies of some of the notable men and women associated with it. These embrace founders, scientists, martyrs, authors and poets, together with modern personalities from film, television, theatre and sport. The text of Cambridge Depicted includes the 14 colleges founded since the original work was published.

The work is a unique tribute to Cambridge that extends from its distant origins to the present. It should be enjoyed by all those with a connection to Cambridge, whether past or present members of the University, residents of the City, or visitors.

"Congratulations on this excellent book. I bought one when first available." - Sir John Bradfield, former Senior Bursar, Trinity College, Cambridge

"I think the book is terrific - a really clever and informative way of 'depicting' Cambridge - I love the title" - Lord Broers, Vice Chancellor, 1996-2003

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Haroon Ahmed is Emeritus Professor of microelectronics at Cambridge University and former Master of Corpus Christi College. He was a student at King's College and he has been a member of the Engineering Department and The Cavendish Laboratory. He is now Visiting Professor at the Computer Laboratory. Philip Denbigh was a student at Gonville and Caius College. His career has been in engineering, mostly in academia as lecturer, professor and reader at the Universities of Birmingham, Cape Town and Sussex. He retired early and acquired a degree in fine art in 2005. His meticulous work in coloring the engravings of this collection has produced prints that are artistically pleasing while remaining in sympathy with the period.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Third Millennium Information
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908990201
• ISBN 13: 9781908990204
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible