Oxfordshire Society of Architects Collection

The Oxfordshire Society of Architects Collection contains some 650 books and 65 periodical volumes held onpermanent loan from the OSA. The treasures of the collection include antiquarian books from the seventeenth century onwards, including a much sought after 1839-49 edition of Joshua Nash's Mansions of England in olden time. We also hold fine examples of early twentieth century titles which demonstrate the range of modern and traditional architecture admired by local architects at the time, plus an impressive collection of nineteenth and twentieth century technical literature. Such technical literature was traditionally discarded by architects as it was superseded so this is a collection of considerable rarity.

We will photocopy journal articles or book chapters subject to copyright and/or conservation considerations: read more about the photocopy service.

You may search the catalogue of the Collection by using the search box below, which links to the Catalogue of Oxford Brookes University Library. You can also browse the collection by opening the OSA Collection'sfinding list.