Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: All Souls College
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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All Souls College
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Alternate Title:
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The Warden and College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford
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Image View:
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View of the elevation along High Street (west elevation of the front quad), view along the south part
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Creator:
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Henry VI, King of England (British patron, 1421-1471); Nicholas Hawksmoor (British architect, 1661-1736)
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Location:
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site: University of Oxford (Oxford, England, United Kingdom)
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Location Note:
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north side of the High Street at Radcliffe Square
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Date:
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1438-1443 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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British
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Style Period:
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Gothic (Medieval)
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Work Type 1:
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college
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Classification:
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architecture
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Education; educational
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Description:
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Almost as plain, but on a larger scale, is All Souls College, built in 1438-1443. It was founded by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry Chichele (reigned 1414-1443), to be a memorial to the fallen at Agincourt and, like his south-west porch at Canterbury Cathedral, to glorify the Lancastrian dynasty. The young King Henry VI may have influenced the relative overall simplicity. Nicholas Hawksmoor is responsible for the north quadrangle of All Souls (1716-1735). (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Three
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Identifier:
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1A2-E-O-AS-B9
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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