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Roubiliac's work at Trinity College Cambridge
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ISBN: 0511702043 1108002315 Year: 2009 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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First published in 1924, Katherine A. Esdaile's study of Roubiliac (1702-1762) provides a fascinating insight into the work of this great late-baroque sculptor, who was born in France but spent most of his working life in England. The Introduction outlines the history behind the world-renowned collection at Trinity College, Cambridge, describing Roubiliac's distinctive 'vivid and intense' style. Esdaile tells of the sculptor's passion for perfection and his habit of sacrificing sleep for art. Twenty illustrations of Roubiliac's work are reproduced - including the busts of Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon and Francis Willoughby - and each is accompanied by detailed notes on the provenance of the work and special points of note. Enlightening and informative, this short book still fulfils the author's aim for the reader to find 'a new source of artistic pleasure, a new interest in the glories of Cambridge'.


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Alma Mater : Or, Seven Years at the University of Cambridge.
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ISBN: 0511709625 1108014364 Year: 1827 Publisher: Place of publication not identified : Cambridge : publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press

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John Martin Frederick Wright offers a lively account of Cambridge University in Alma Mater; Or, Seven Years at the University of Cambridge. Published anonymously in 1827, Wright's two-volume work captures the triumphs and tribulations of undergraduate life at Cambridge, based upon his own years as an aspiring mathematician at Trinity College. This second volume covers Wright's last two undergraduate years and experiences as a private tutor, together with copies of examinations and lists of scholarships available at all the colleges. Wright dedicated his career as a writer and private tutor to helping students succeed at university, and Alma Mater is designed to offer parents and aspiring students insight into the preparations, intellectual as well as financial, necessary for achievement. A spirited defence of Cambridge traditions in the face of broader educational reforms, Alma Mater also brings to life a period of intense intellectual activity in British mathematics.

Cambridge in the 1830s : the letters of Alexander Chisholm Gooden, 1831-1841
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ISBN: 1843830108 Year: 2003 Volume: 5 Publisher: Woodbridge ; Rochester Cambridge The Boydell Press Cambridge University Library

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Cambridge in the 1830s : the letters of Alexander Chisholm Gooden, 1831-1841
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ISBN: 1280545747 9786610545742 1846150345 1843830108 Year: 2003 Publisher: [Cambridge, England] : Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Cambridge University Library ; Boydell Press,

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These 169 letters cover friendships, local politics, accomodation, clothing and bills, personalities of dons, and health. They also throw light on the teaching of classics and mathematics, and the differences between Cambridge and London styles of scholarship.

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