. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . The Old Ashmolean, built in 1682 for the reception ofa collection of curiosities presented to the University by SirElias Ashmole. The natural history and anthropological objects-were a few years, since removed to the New Museum (9); andthe remaining portion of the collection was in 1894 transferred tonew and spacious rooms at the University Galleries (56), underwhich heading they will be found described. The apartmentsthus vacated are now occupied by the compilers of the greatEnglish Dictionarv, and th
. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . The Old Ashmolean, built in 1682 for the reception ofa collection of curiosities presented to the University by SirElias Ashmole. The natural history and anthropological objects-were a few years, since removed to the New Museum (9); andthe remaining portion of the collection was in 1894 transferred tonew and spacious rooms at the University Galleries (56), underwhich heading they will be found described. The apartmentsthus vacated are now occupied by the compilers of the greatEnglish Dictionarv, and the University School of Geography. In the rear of the Sheldonian Theatre, facing its S. front, i» 3. The Divinity School (open 9 to S^ fee 3d.) Begun in1445 at the expense, of the University, for academic exercises inDivinity, it was completed, with the Library above (6), by HumphreyDuke of Gloucester, in 1480. Passing through the ProschoHum* ? Its popular name the Pig-market is said to be a survival of the base use to whichIt was degraded in the latter part of the reign of Henry O ?! 3 ^ O £ o (CUJ I-z The Divinity School.
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