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  Radcliffe Camera
The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford (England) was built by James Gibbs between 1737 and 1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
The building was funded by a £40,000 bequest from John Radcliffe, who died in 1714, and it was Nicholas Hawksmoor who came up with the idea of making the building round.
After the Radcliffe Science Library eventually moved into another building, the Radcliffe Camera became a reading room of the Bodleian Library.
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 Virtual Tour of Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Radcliffe Camera, a large circular building with a lofty dome, was built by James Gibbs between 1737 and 1749 with money bequeathed by John Radcliffe (1650-1714), the famous physician, and was designed to house a library endowed by Radcliffe.
The Camera itself was first lent to the Bodleian Curators and later, in 1927, the Trustees presented the freehold to the University.
Beneath the lawn to the north is an underground book-store, built in 1912, connected with the Camera, and, by a subway, with the Old Library.
www.chem.ox.ac.uk /oxfordtour/panohtml/universitychurchradcliffesq.htm   (204 words)

  
 Dan Radcliffe Online - Filmography - Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
Radcliffe acquits himself well in two heartbreaking scenes and for the first time, he’s on an equal level with the distinguished adult cast.
Radcliffe isn't an acting titan or even one of the Culkins, but you root for him nonetheless, partly because you want Harry to triumph and partly because there is something poignant about how this actor struggles alongside his character.
Radcliffe's performance lacks the nuance and pathos the young actor demonstrated in The Prisoner Of Azkaban.
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 Radcliffe Camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The circular dome and drum of the Radcliffe Camera is one of the most distinctive landmarks in a city full of distinctive buildings.
The Radcliffe Camera was intended to house a new library, and designs were called for from several leading architects, including Nicholas Hawksmoor (responsible for much of All Soul's College) and James Gibbs.
Originally the library in the Radcliffe Camera held both scientific and general books, but those collections were gradually moved to other University libraries, so that today the Camera functions as the main reading room of the Bodleian Library.
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 Largest ULF? - Large Format Photography Forum
He pioneered the modern ultra-large camera idea in the early '80s, and the magazine article showed him with a field view camera that made a 30"x50" negative.
The largest ULF camera was undoubtedly the famous Hossenpfeffer Camera created by Waldo Lydecker in 1876 to photograph the entire country of Ruritania.
The camera was used only a few times since then (it was eventually dismantled and made into cattle pens and ships) and although the pictures are quite boring, they are definitely really really really big.
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 Green College Oxford | The Radcliffe Observatory
The building functioned as an observatory for 160 years from 1773 until 1934, when the previous owners (the Radcliffe Trustees) decided to sell it and to erect a new observatory in Pretoria, South Africa, where the less polluted atmosphere would be suitable for the study of the southern hemisphere.
The purchaser of the Radcliffe Observatory in 1934 was Lord Nuffield who presented it to the hospital authorities and in 1936 established the Nuffield Institute for Medical Research there.
The Observatory was built with funds from the trustees of Dr. John Radcliffe (1652-1714) whose considerable estate had already financed a new quadrangle for his old College (University College, Oxford) as well as the Radcliffe Library (now the Radcliffe Camera, completed in 1749) and the Radcliffe Infirmary (1770).
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 Oxford walks: The centre
Proposals began to emerge in the early 1700's for a forum at the heart of the university.
The building was completed in 1747, built to house a library of science, and funded by John Radcliffe, physician to William III.
Radcliffe's trustees chose Gibbs as the architect, and persuaded him to adapt Hawksmoors design.
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 The Virtual Oxford Science Walk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Radcliffe Camera was designed by James Gibbs as a library and was constructed between 1737 and 1747.
The medieval apothecaries' quarter was in the present Radcliffe Square, and the Physic School in Catte Street survived until 1485.
John Radcliffe (1650-1715) studied medicine at the University and became a very successful London practitioner and doctor to royalty.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk /features/walk/loc8.htm   (323 words)

  
 Daily Info - Your Guide to Oxford, UK
The Radcliffe Camera was constructed in 1737-49 from a design by James Gibbs.
The Camera housed scientific books until a separate Radcliffe Science Library was founded near the University Museum in 1861; Theology, History and English Literature are the principal subject areas for the books kept in the building at present.
As the Radcliffe Camera is a reading room of the Bodleian Library, it is not open to the public.
www.dailyinfo.co.uk /guide/visit/radcliffecamera.html   (398 words)

  
 Images of Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, England, by James Gibbs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Images of Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, England, by James Gibbs
This library was named after the physician Dr. John Radcliff who left £40,000 toward the building and its endowment (though the building wasn't begun until 23 years after his death in 1714).
Although Hawksmoor did a number of designs for the building--as a circular domed space, his death in 1736 opened the way for Gibbs, who was persuaded to give up his rectangular plan and to adopt Hawksmoor's plan.
www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/england/oxford/gibbs/radcliffe.html   (410 words)

  
 Radcliffe Quarterly - Winter 2005
Lum RI ’05, who will begin teaching at Bennington College in the fall of 2005, loves to wander around the city with her camera, capturing the ephemera of urban life.
Her interests change from day to day, and the themes of her accidental tableaux vary.
In Tracing the City, her main Radcliffe project, she brings together all of these artistic habits.
www.radcliffe.edu /about/news/quarterly/200501/explorations_03.php   (381 words)

  
 Beazley Archive -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
In the nearby Radcliffe Library, named after its benefactor, Dr John Radcliffe, larger plaster casts were displayed.
The library is now known as the Radcliffe Camera.
In this view of the interior, dated about 1835, plaster casts of Artemis of Versailles stand on the far left, the Laocoon Group to the left of centre, and the Apollo Belvedere just to the right.
www.beazley.ox.ac.uk /CGPrograms/Hist/Script/HistRad.html   (91 words)

  
 Fearful dons, 31/3/05
The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford's iconic circular library, could be turned into a visitors' centre, dons fear.
Perfectly circular, topped with a lofty dome and built in the Palladian style, it was opened in 1749 to house the science collections and library of John Radcliffe, the Royal physician, and later incorporated into the Bodleian Library.
At the Camera, the lower reading room could be profitably converted into a cafe, while the upper, equipped with screens, might show continuous videos of the "Oxford Experience" to American tourists.
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 .../Radcliffe Camera, Oxford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Oxford England City Guide, photos and information for the traveler.
One of the highlights of Oxford is the Radcliffe Camera on Radcliffe Square.
The Radcliffe Camera is part of the Bodleian Library.
Unfortunately it is not allowed to visit the Camera.
www.myenglandtravel.com /oxford.html   (691 words)

  
 Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
England > Oxfordshire, England / Southern England > Oxford > Radcliffe Square > Bodleian Library
The Radcliffe Camera (1737-49) is a rotunda designed by James Gibbs (1682-1754), the most prominent representative of the Anglo-Italian style of architecture.
The 16-sided room on the ground floor is now a reading room of the Bodleian Library.
www.planetware.com /oxford/radcliffe-camera-eng-oxf-rc.htm   (67 words)

  
 Oxford City
Radcliffe Camera: "Camera means 'room' in Latin and it was supposed to be a library, although at the papal curia it was used as a church treasury, which it might have been back in the early 1730s/1740s, but it was originally supposed to be a library and now its just a reading room.
Donated by John Radcliffe, the physician to Queen Anne" (Ruckshan)
Southern facade of Bodelian Library: Strangely enough, we have to swear an oath/allegiance to the library
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 England: Oxford and Windsor
The last time I went there was in May 2004.
Oxford to me is medieval colleges, spires, the Radcliffe Camera, the High Street, and bookshops.
There is some evidence that the area that is now Oxford was settled as early as 4000 BC.
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 UK Indymedia - Make Poverty History campaigners form a human ring around Radcliffe Camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Make Poverty History campaigners form a human ring around Radcliffe Camera
Make Poverty History campaigners formed a human ring around Radcliffe Camera today.
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 Daniel Radcliffe :: Dan Radcliffe.com : Site News and Updates
Help us bring life to days when days cannot be added to life - support Daniel Radcliffe's charity of choice, the Demelza Hospice Care for Children.
About.com's Horror Books and Movies section has uploaded three quick interviews with Dan, Rupert and Emma.
All Harry Potter Material Copyrighted to Warner Bros. and JK Rowling.
www.danradcliffe.com /news/fullnews.php?id=1244   (114 words)

  
 The Radcliffe Camera, Central Oxford - photo F   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The Radcliffe Camera, Central Oxford - photo F
Here is the Radcliffe Camera; situated in the square bordered by All Souls and Brasenose Colleges, and separated from the High Street by the University Church, it functions mainly as a reading room of the Bodleian library, especially for English and History books.
From here we can walk up to the rear gates of Trinity
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 stock.xchng - Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, side (photo by rparker)
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A shot of Oxford University's round Bodlean Library annex, the Radcliffe Camera (or RadCam) from Radcliffe Square
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 Radcliffe Camera - from the North map - Tagzania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Radcliffe Camera - from the North map - Tagzania
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 A painting of the Bridge of Sighs, Oxford   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
This Bridge links two parts of Hertford College.
It faces the Radcliffe Camera and New College Lane passes under it.
The stone architecture gives an air of age and solidity.
www.dfkwelsh.com /towns/framed/bridge-of-sighs.htm   (100 words)

  
 Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
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