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

Main entry:

Hartwell, Clare.

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004.

Description:

149 pages : illustrations (come color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-141) and index.
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.

Summary:

"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."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

0300102577 (cl ; alk. paper)
9780300102574 (cl ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Chetham family.
Chetham's School of Music.
Chetham's Library.
Chetham's Library Manchester
Manchester Chetham's School of Music.
Manchester Chetham's Library.
Architecture England Manchester.
Architecture Angleterre Manchester.
Architecture
Buildings
Architektur
Manchester (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
Manchester (England) History.
England Manchester

Form/genre:

Bildband.
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231395
Call No.: NA6605.G7 H3 2004
Status: Available

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