King's Hostel, Trinity College, Cambridge by (CAMBRIDGE TRINITY COLLEGE) CARÖE,…

King's Hostel, Trinity College, Cambridge With Plans and Illustrations. An Examination of the History of King's Hall with Special Reference to the Ancient Buildings Recently Discovered. A Paper Read Before the Cambridge Archæological Society, March 2nd, 1908, Amplified by Numerous Additions and Extracts from the King's Hall Account Books.

Cambridge, Printed for the Master and Fellows of Trinity College 1909

38pp, frontis, 26 b/w ill.: photographs, line ills, maps and plans throughout the text + 12 plates (labelled A-H, J-M) (some col., some double page, some fold out). Large 4to. Parchment spine gilt lettered and title in gilt on upper cover. Top edge gilt. Small chip half way down spine which has left a small hole and edges bumped, else very good indeed. Inner pages clean and bright. Trinity College was founded by Henry VIII in 1546, combining Michaelhouse and King's Hall. Michaelhouse had existed since 1324; King's Hall had been established by Edward II in 1317 and refounded by Edward III in 1337. A very comprehensive history, including a chronology of University buildings from 1284-1515 and a list of technical and architectural terms used in the King's Hall accounts.

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