The fully revised and updated second edition of this best-selling guidebook is intended for all visitors to Cambridge; and for anyone with an interest in the University. Combining an accessible style with accuracy of fact and a wealth of historical detail; it can be used to accompany a walking tour or read at leisure as an authoritative introduction. The second edition is packed with newly commissioned colour photographs by Japanese artist and photographer Hiroshi Shimura; as well as fresh maps and added information about the buildings and developments of recent years. Central attractions receive full entries; and the book also offers historical descriptions of all the outer-lying colleges; making it a comprehensive survey of the collegiate University. There is an informative introduction; a list of colleges with foundation dates; a substantial glossary and index; and a list of further reading material; all extended and updated for this edition.
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