Oxford: A Cultural Guide

by Martin Garrett

Book Overview

Entertainingly-written and concise guide to Oxford and its environs. Oxford started as an Anglo-Saxon border outpost, with a bridge replacing the "oxen ford" from which it takes its name. It became a center for trade and religion and developed one of the oldest universities in Europe from the late twelfth century. Since the Middle Ages its individual colleges have gone on building--chapels, halls, accommodation, libraries--in an extraordinary variety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156656087X
• ISBN13: 9781566560870
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.1"