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A short history of renaissance architecture in England, 1500-1800 (1900)

Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 196

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gard of his workwhen he designed this library, which quite overpowers the restof the quadrangle. The library was not finally completed till1761. Clarke died in 1736, and bequeathed his collection ofdrawings, including the designs of Inigo Jones, to WorcesterCollege. It is probable that he had… … ALL SAINTS , OXFORD.M i62 BURROUGH [chap, viii and, on the other hand, that in their own designs they had theadvantage, first of Wrens and afterwards of Hawksmoorsadvice, and not improbably of Hawksmoors draughtsmanship.This is evident in the case of Clarkes design for the ChristChurch Library.…

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