Bidpai biography of christopher

  • In Vol 1 the tales are told by Bidpai, an elder Storyteller, to King Dabschelim.
  • Bidpai, an Indian sage, who, as legend has it, wrote them to instruct the biography of him after his death.
  • William Foyle (1883-1963), was one of the greatest booksellers of the 20th century, co-founder with his brother Gilbert, of the eponymous and.

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    Architectural drawings and estate maps from the Library at All Souls College, Oxford.

    The College of All Souls was founded in 1438 by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury. It received its foundation charter from Henry VI, co-opted by the Chichele as the College’s co-founder. Originally comprising forty two fellows who were to study for the higher degrees of theology and law, and later medicine, as an “unarmed militia” in the service of Church and government.

    The Library has rich collections of early printed books, as well as collections of archives relating to the College's estates and history, manuscripts dating from the 11th to the 20th century - including two major collections digitized here, of architectural drawings, and of sixteenth century estate maps.

    The drawings include Wren's designs for St Paul's Cathedral, as well as parish churches, royal palaces, and a small group of drawings by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The sixteenth century estate maps were commissio

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