University Views from the "Oxford Almanack"   

(See also the University prints by Loggan, Ackermann, New, and Williams.)

Click on the image below to see a detailed photo of the print. 

	Almanack 1718.  Minerva and Hercules raising the Student from the Seductions of Pleasure.  Image 17.4" x 15.8".  One of our favorite Oxford prints, in which an apparently unconvinced Oxford student is rescued from wanton pleasure. Charming Oxford city view in the background (see below).	$500
	Detail from 1718 Almanack (above).
	Almanack 1729.  New College with the Founder and Benefactors, and plans of the New Quadrangle.  Image 17.4" x 13.5".  .75" paper loss to upper left corner, repaired.  Light folds, scarcely visible on front.	$90
	Almanack 1745.  Design for Hertford College.  Image17.4" x 14.3".  Closely trimmed and remounted with new margins for framing.  Lovely condition. Produced by the famous engraver G. Vertue.	$150
	Almanack 1754.  St. Mary's with part of Brasenose and All Souls. Image  17.3" x 13.9". Later hand color. Closely trimmed, on new rice-paper margins.	$125
	Almanack 1755.  Science leading Man from Sloth and Sensuality to Faith and Morality.  Image 17.6" x 15.7.  A wonderful allegorical engraving.  Excellent condition apart from minor creasing in left corner. (Has original fold at center.)	$175
	Almanack 1756.  Design for New Buildings for Trinity College.  Image 17.5" x 14".  Closely trimmed, otherwise fine condition.	$150
	Almanack 1757.  Minerva leading Alma Mater to the study of Classical Sculpture and Architecture, especially by the use of the Arundel and Pomfret Marbles.  Image 17.6" x 15.75". Original centerfold. Small crease in upper left corner (outside image).	$120
	Almanack 1769.  East View of All Souls. Image 18" x 12.1". Later hand color. Closely trimmed, on new rice-paper margins.  A beautiful image--one of our favorite "Almanacks."	$200
	Oxford Almanack 1777.  All Souls, Radcliffe Camera, All Souls. Rooker. Excellent condition. Sheet is approx. 21 5/8" x 28 5/8".	$500
	Almanac 1778.  Magdalen College from the North Side of the Quadrangle.  Famous large view of Magdalen courtyard.. Excellent image apart from a light, minor (approx. 1/8 inch) spot near left margin of sky (see photo).  (Yellowing is an artifact of the camera's flash; the print is a uniform white color.)	Sold
	Almanack 1781.  A Perspective View of the New Gate at Christ Church.  Image & title 17.75" x 12.4".  Original centerfold.  Excellent condition. Unusually good engraving of characters in foreground.	Sold
	Almanack 1802.  Inside View of the East end of Merton College Chapel (after Wm. Turner).  Image & title 17.5" x 13.4".  Light foxing in margins (not visible in image) and slight rippling.  Attached to backing sheet. Matted.  (A second copy also available; please enquire.)	$75
	Almanack 1803.  Christ Church Cathedral.  Image & title 17.5" x 12.9".  Very small spot in upper right corner.  Light hand color.  Matted. (A second copy also available; please enquire.)	$125
	Almanack 1809.  View of St. Peter's Church. (St. Edmund Hall.)  Image & title 17.9" x 13.4".  Matted.  Some paper loss in top left margin (not visible behind mat). One fold and one very small tear at top of image.	$75
	Almanack 1813.  Part of the Quadrangle of Exeter College.  Image & title 17.8" x 13".  Matted.  Crease in center with small tear at top.	$65
	Oxford Almanack 1814.  High Street, Oxford.  Turner/Basire. Beautifully matted. Some minor age spotting, mainly in margins, otherwise excellent. Image 17 1/4" x 12 5/16".	$300
	Almanack 1815.  St. Frideswide's Shrine, Christ Church Cathedral.  Image & title 17.9" x 13.2".  Small tear in bottom right margin (outside image; would not appear under mat).	$60
	Almanack 1816.  The Divinity School.  Image & title 18.1" x 13.6".  Print trimmed to image and attached to new page with margins for framing.  Drawn by Bucker and engraved by Skelton, two of the key Oxford printmakers of the early 19th ce.	$75
	Oxford Almanack 1818. The Radcliffe Library. J. Skelton. 21" x 19".  Some unobtrusive creasing, otherwise good condition.	$150
	Almanack 1819.  Wadham College from the Garden.  Image 14.6" x 10.25".  Trimmed and matted. Slight rippling in sky, otherwise fine.	$75
	Almanack 1821. Front of Brasen Nose College (with Radcliffe Camera).  Image & text 17.8" x 15.8".  An exceptionally beautiful engraving by the well-known artist Joseph Skelton.  Excellent condition.  Original centerfold.	$250
	Almanack 1831.  Staircase leading toe the Hall of Christ Church.  Image  17.6" x 12.6".  View seen recently in the Harry Potter movie.  Matted.  Small tear at bottom (.25 or less in image). Later light hand color.  (Second copy available; please enquire.)	$125
	Almanack 1833.  Carfax Conduit, in Newnham Park.  Image 13.9" x 7.75".  Matted. Small tear and some smudging in border, well away from image and under the mat.	$60
	Almanac 1835.  The Hythe Bridge with Tower of the Castle.  Image & title 14" x 9.75".  A delightful view.  Some creasing in sky (see photo).  Original centerfold. Engraved by Le Keux.	$45
	Almanack 1861.  The New Chapel, Exeter College.  Image 14.25" x 10".  Proof.  Matted. Tear in bottom margin away from image and under mat.	$75
	Almanack 1870.  Old Houses in St. Aldate's.  (Now the Catholic Chaplaincy.)  Image & text 13" x 11.7".  A lovely image.  Small tear in bottom text (could be matted out), otherwise excellent. By Le Keux, one of Oxford's greatest engravers.	$125
	Almanack 1871.  Balliol and Trinity Colleges, as they appeared about A.D. 1750.  Image & title 16" x 10.8".  Includes bottom half of Almanack (separate).	$50
	Oxford Almanack 1880. View of Oxford from the West. Small paper loss in right margin and at very bottom of large card, all of which would be matted over. A few minor (but now repaired) tears in the calendar. Sheet is approx. 21 5/8" x 28 5/8".	$300
	Almanack 1891.  The Inner Quadrangle of St. John's College.  Image & title 12.6" x 10.25".  Matted. Excellent condition apart from small indentation in sky (scarcely visible when framed).	$60

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