Picture No | 10238157 |
Date | circa 1770 |
Description | Friar Bacon's Study, Oxford |
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Friar Bacon's Study, Oxford. According to a somewhat dubious legend, Roger Bacon had constructed the tower so craftily that if anyone cleverer than him came near, it would collapse upon him. It is still standing.
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Source | engraving by Hawkins |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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