'Pietas Oxoniensis or Records of Oxford Founders' by Joseph Skelton. Half leather with gilt tooling, folio, unpaginated with all plates called for. Large copy reproducing 1828 text, 1831. 43cm x 34cm x 3cm approximately. 

Pietas Oxoniensis, or Records of Oxford Founders (1828–1831) is an illustrated historical work by Joseph Skelton (1783–1871) detailing the founders and benefactors of Oxford University colleges. It features engravings, including portraits and buildings, frequently issued with his other works, Oxonia Antiqua Restaurata. 

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