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Pictures from Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes by Andrew Lang, M.A., sometime Fellow of Merton College, Oxford [1844 – 1912]; sixth edition, Seely & Co. Ltd., London, 1896.
There are some more pictures of Oxford done by Haslehust, in colour.
I am working on a transcription of this book.
There is also an entry in the Nuttall Encyclopædia for Andrew Lang.
Title: Oxford: Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes
City: London
Date: 1896
Total items: 23
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Magdalen Cloisters]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/LangOnOxford/wm/big/059-magdalen-cloisters-q72-267x200.jpg "[picture: Magdalen Cloisters]")
![[picture: St John's College, Oxford]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/LangOnOxford/wm/big/129-st-johns-college-267x200.jpg "[picture: St John's College, Oxford]")
From a Drawing by A. Brunet-Debaines.
External link to St. John’s College website.
St John’s College was founded in 1555 by Sir Thomas White and named after St. John the Baptist (the patron saint of tailors).
“It is easy to understand that men find it a weary task to read insight of the beauty of the groves of Magdalen and [more...] [$]
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![[picture: View of Oxford]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/LangOnOxford/wm/big/006-View-of-Oxford-q75-305x200.jpg "[picture: View of Oxford]")
![[picture: The Gateway of St. John's College]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/LangOnOxford/wm/big/115-the-Gateway-of-st-johns-college-q57-156x200.jpg "[picture: The Gateway of St. John's College]")
![[picture: Isis and Oxford Canal]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/LangOnOxford/wm/big/035-Isis-and-Oxford-Canal-308x200.jpg "[picture: Isis and Oxford Canal]")
