50 Treasures from Winchester College - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 178551220X ISBN 13: 9781785512209

Publisher: Scala, 2019

Synopsis

• Highlights from the diverse collections of Winchester College, which provide fascinating insights into the school's long history
• Each entry has been written by a member of the school community, allowing each artifact to be viewed from a unique personal angle
• New photography allows detailed appreciation of each object Winchester College was founded in 1382 and is one of England's oldest schools. Over the past six centuries it has accumulated remarkable collections of documents, books and works of art

This publication includes essays on fifty objects from across these collections, each written by a member of the school community. It features documents and artifacts from the early history of the College, and outstanding items from its important collections of Greek antiquities, Chinese ceramics, English silver, and rare books. Among the more unusual and unexpected objects are a ship model made by 18th century prisoners, a scrapbook from the Crimean War, and perhaps the world's longest running scientific experiment. An introductory essay describes how the collections were acquired and sets them in the context of the school's history

About this title

About the Author

Dr Richard Foster is Fellows' Librarian and Keeper of Collections at Winchester College, where he teaches History and History of Art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scala
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 178551220X
• ISBN 13: 9781785512209
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 136
• Editor: Foster Richard