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  1. 43 relations: A. A. Milne, Allegory, Apocalypse, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Britannia, Bust (sculpture), Caius Gabriel Cibber, Cambridge, Canterbury, Cherub, Christopher Wren, Eadwine Psalter, Edward Capell, Francis Bacon, George III, Giovanni Battista Cipriani, Grinling Gibbons, Isaac Newton, J. Robert Oppenheimer, John Milton, Lincoln Cathedral Library, Lord Byron, Louis-François Roubiliac, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Nevile's Court, Trinity College, Cambridge, New Mexico, Pauline epistles, Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, Piers Plowman, Poets' Corner, Ramanujan's lost notebook, Srinivasa Ramanujan, The House at Pooh Corner, Trinity (nuclear test), Trinity Carol Roll, Trinity College, Cambridge, United States, Westminster Abbey, William Caxton, William Morgan (Bible translator), William Peckitt, William Shakespeare, Winnie-the-Pooh.

  2. 1695 establishments in England
  3. Buildings and structures completed in 1695
  4. Christopher Wren buildings
  5. Grade I listed buildings in Cambridgeshire
  6. Grade I listed library buildings
  7. Libraries of the University of Cambridge
  8. Library buildings completed in the 17th century
  9. Research libraries in the United Kingdom

A. A. Milne

Alan Alexander Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry.

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Allegory

As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.

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Apocalypse

Apocalypse is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597-587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam.

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Bertel Thorvaldsen

Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen (sometimes given as Thorwaldsen; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor and medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy.

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Britannia

Britannia is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield.

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Bust (sculpture)

A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human body, depicting a person's head and neck, and a variable portion of the chest and shoulders.

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Caius Gabriel Cibber

Caius Gabriel Cibber (1630–1700) was a Danish sculptor, who enjoyed great success in England, and was the father of the actor, author and poet laureate Colley Cibber.

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Cambridge

Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England.

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Canterbury

Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974.

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Cherub

A cherub (cherubim; כְּרוּב kərūḇ, pl. כְּרוּבִים kərūḇīm, are one of the unearthly beings in Abrahamic religions. The numerous depictions of cherubim assign to them many different roles, such as protecting the entrance of the Garden of Eden.

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Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren FRS (–) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England. Wren Library and Christopher Wren are Christopher Wren buildings.

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Eadwine Psalter

The Eadwine Psalter or Eadwin Psalter is a heavily illuminated 12th-century psalter named after the scribe Eadwine, a monk of Christ Church, Canterbury (now Canterbury Cathedral), who was perhaps the "project manager" for the large and exceptional book.

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Edward Capell

Edward Capell (11 June 171324 February 1781) was an English Shakespearian critic.

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, 1st Lord Verulam, PC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I.

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George III

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820.

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Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 – 14 December 1785) was an Italian painter and engraver, who lived in England from 1755.

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Grinling Gibbons

Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was an Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and other country houses, Trinity College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge.

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Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher.

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J. Robert Oppenheimer

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John Milton

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant.

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Lincoln Cathedral Library

The Lincoln Cathedral Library is a library of Lincoln Cathedral in Lincolnshire, England. Wren Library and Lincoln Cathedral Library are Christopher Wren buildings.

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Lord Byron

George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and peer.

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Louis-François Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac (or Roubilliac, or Roubillac) (31 August 1702 – 11 January 1762) was a French sculptor who worked in England.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein (26 April 1889 – 29 April 1951) was an Austrian philosopher who worked primarily in logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

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Nevile's Court, Trinity College, Cambridge

Nevile's Court is a court in Trinity College, Cambridge, England, created by a bequest by the college's master, Thomas Nevile.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Pauline epistles

The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute.

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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (English: The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) often referred to as simply the Principia, is a book by Isaac Newton that expounds Newton's laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.

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Piers Plowman

Piers Plowman (written 1370–86; possibly) or Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman (William's Vision of Piers Plowman) is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland.

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Poets' Corner

Poets' Corner is a section of the southern transept of Westminster Abbey in London, where many poets, playwrights, and writers are buried or commemorated.

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Ramanujan's lost notebook

Ramanujan's lost notebook is the manuscript in which the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan recorded the mathematical discoveries of the last year (1919–1920) of his life.

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan (22 December 188726 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician.

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The House at Pooh Corner

The House at Pooh Corner is a 1928 children's book by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard.

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Trinity (nuclear test)

Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. MWT (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project.

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Trinity Carol Roll

The Trinity Carol Roll is a 15th-century manuscript of thirteen English carols held by the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge (MS O.3.58).

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Trinity College, Cambridge

Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

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William Caxton

William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat and writer.

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William Morgan (Bible translator)

William Morgan (1545 – 10 September 1604) was a Welsh Bishop of Llandaff and of St Asaph, and the translator of the first version of the whole Bible into Welsh from Greek and Hebrew.

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William Peckitt

William Peckitt (1731 – 14 October 1795) was an English glass-painter and stained glass maker.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard.

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See also

1695 establishments in England

Buildings and structures completed in 1695

Christopher Wren buildings

Grade I listed buildings in Cambridgeshire

Grade I listed library buildings

Libraries of the University of Cambridge

Library buildings completed in the 17th century

Research libraries in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wren_Library

Also known as Wren Library, Cambridge.