A Famous Ancient Seed-plot of Learning: A History of Ipswich School

This is an official, comprehensive institutional history of Ipswich School, one of England's oldest independent day and boarding schools (founded in 1399 as a grammar school attached to the church of St. Mary-le-Tower in Ipswich, Suffolk). The title draws from a 1611 description by the school's Mmaster, referring to it as a "famous antient seed-plot of learning" The book traces the school's evolution over 600+ years, emphasizing its role in East Anglian education, notable alumni (e. G. , Cardinal Wolsey was an early pupil/master figure in its prehistory; later figures include politicians, scientists, artists) , and survival through Tudor reforms, Civil War, Victorian expansions, and modern times.397p. illus. index, .illustrated endpapers. Donor inscripton on half title, else As New NOTE: Heavy [1.2 kg ] Oversized volume [Only 12 copies found in WorldCat.