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Há 3 dias · The college was first founded by Walter de Merton, later Bishop of Rochester, in 1264 and moved to Oxford in 1274. To about this date probably belongs the Hall; the pre-existing church of St. John the Baptist served as a chapel and three houses on the street front no doubt accommodated the scholars. The accounts of the college begin in 1287.
Há 4 dias · A chronological and annotated description of the manuscripts (with a valuable historical introduction), was published in 1931 by F. M. Powicke (Medieval Books of Merton College, Oxford, 1931). The printed books in the library of the college number some 40,000.
Há 5 dias · Colleges. The oldest colleges are University College, Balliol, and Merton, established between 1249 and 1264, although there is some dispute over the exact order and precisely when each began teaching. The fourth oldest college is Exeter, founded in 1314, and the fifth is Oriel, founded in 1326.
25 de mai. de 2024 · University of Oxford, English autonomous institution of higher learning at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, one of the world’s great universities. It lies along the upper course of the River Thames (called by Oxonians the Isis), 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of London.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Há 4 dias · Until the 20th century the parish was dominated by Merton College, Oxford (as lord and major landowner), by a few leading tenant farmers, and by the rector. The latter was almost invariably a current or former college fellow, and was a sizeable Cuxham landholder.
15 de mai. de 2024 · The course has at its centre the two classical cultures of Greece and Rome. The course is aimed at anyone interested in investigating ancient civilisations and their remains: from Greek temples and Roman amphitheatres to wall paintings and the poignant residues of everyday life.
Há 2 dias · A History of Cyprus - a classic revisited | Reviews in History. Book: A History of Cyprus, Volume 4, The Ottoman Province. The British Colony, 1571-1948. George Hilledited by: Harry Luke. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010, ISBN: 9781108020657; 700pp.; Price: £31.99. Reviewer: Dr Andrekos Varnava. Flinders University, South Australia.
