{"product_id":"9780711295711-oxford","title":"Oxford","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eOxford \u003c\/i\u003eis a feast of hundreds of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text. More than any other city, Oxford offers a living history of English architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover \u003ci\u003eOxford\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the jewels of European architecture. Much loved and much visited, the city offers an unparalleled collection of the best of English building through the centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Matthew Rice's Oxford is a feast of \u003cb\u003edelightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text\u003c\/b\u003e, explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While the focus is on architectural detail, Rice describes how the city has been shaped by its history, topography and geology, but most of all by generations of patrons who had the education and the resources to commission work from the greatest architects and builders of their day, an astonishing range of which still stands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ranging from the medieval to the contemporary, the book covers all the\u003cb\u003e iconic buildings, such as the Radcliffe Camera, the Sheldonian Theatre and the college quads\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as the distinctive details that you might otherwise miss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e More than anywhere else in England, it is possible in Oxford to take in the history of English architecture simply by walking today's streets, lanes, parks and meadows. \u003cb\u003eThis book is the perfect guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41608807907425,"sku":"9780711295711","price":21.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36326426.jpg?v=1766168749","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780711295711-oxford","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}