The history and architecture of Chetham's School and Library / by Clare Hartwell

Hartwell, Clare

ISBN 10: 0300102577 / ISBN 13: 9780300102574

Published by New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 149 pages : illustrations (come color) ; 27 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index. Contents; Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- "A fair builded' College of Priests: church and college in medieval Manchester -- Domine Dilexi Decorum Domus Tuae: the wardens of the college and the collegiate church -- 'The Earl of Derbie's house in Manchester': the Reformation and after -- 'A masterpiece of bounty': the creation of Chetham's hospital and library -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Subjects; Chetham family. Chetham's School of Music. Chetham's Library. 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The history and architecture of Chetham's School and Library / by Clare Hartwell
• Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300102577
• ISBN 13: 9780300102574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

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Synopsis

Chetham’s School and Library is an exceptional example of fifteenth-century collegiate architecture―the best preserved building of its date and type in England. Located in the heart of Manchester, Chetham’s originally lodged the college of fifteenth-century priests who officiated at the church that is now Manchester Cathedral. After the Reformation it was acquired by the Earls of Derby who later let it to John Dee. Miraculously surviving war and dilapidation, the building was converted in the seventeenth century for use as Humphrey Chetham’s charity school and free public library. This fully illustrated book is the first comprehensive account of the Chetham’s building and its turbulent history.
The book fills a gap in English architectural history, offers new insights into a little-studied building type, and provides fascinating details of the seventeenth-century conversion drawn from original documents describing how the building was adapted.

About the Author

Clare Hartwell is a freelance architectural historian and writer. She is the author of the Pevsner Architectural Guide, Manchester.