50 Treasures from Winchester College - Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd

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 artefacts 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.

ISBN:	9781785512209
Publisher:	Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Imprint:	Scala Arts & Heritage
Published date:	10 Jun 2019
DEWEY:	708.422735
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	136
Weight:	700g
Height:	234mm
Width:	273mm
Spine width:	16mm

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