Visit Oxford

 

Oxford by Matthew Rice is, as others have said, a delightful historical read about Oxford. It is filled with pencil and watercolor illustrations and covers the period from 1536 to the present. The introduction was a pleasure to read and quite informative by itself. I've never been to Oxford, and this book makes me want to call a travel agent. Plenty of illustrations and details of the monastic institutions are pleasing to the eye. I do wish he had used the watercolors on the nature scenes. The only negative thing about this book is a bit of cursive handwriting next to the illustrations. It's not horrid writing, but it does take a touch of concentration. This tome would fit nicely as a table book.