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Storia dell'Università di Cambridge

Questa vasta storia in quattro volumi approfondisce l'evoluzione sociale, politica e intellettuale di un'università di fama mondiale dalla sua fondazione nel XIII secolo fino ai giorni nostri. Esamina meticolosamente tutte le sfaccettature della vita universitaria, dalla definizione dei curricula accademici alle sue attività sportive e ricreative. La serie offre avvincente materiale biografico, umanizzando lo sviluppo istituzionale e dando vita alle sue figure chiave.

Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Foundation of Architectural History
Reformation and Religious Identity in Cambridge, 1590-1644

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