Osgoode Hall : an illustrated history / John Honsberger ; with special photography by Kenneth Jarvis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Honsberger, John D. (John David), author.

Contributor:

Gibson Library Connections, Inc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Osgoode Hall (Toronto, Ont.)--Buildings--History.

Osgoode Hall (Toronto, Ont.).

Osgoode Hall (Toronto, Ont.)--Buildings--History--Pictorial works.

Architecture--Ontario--Toronto.

Architecture.

Architecture--Ontario--Toronto--Pictorial works.

Toronto (Ont.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Toronto (Ont.).

Toronto (Ont.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : The Dundurn Group, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Osgoode Hall is one of Canada's architectural treasures. It has been the seat of the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1832 and of several of the Superior Courts of the province for almost as long. It has become a symbol of the legal tradition in Ontario and throughout Canada.

Contents:

Genesis

The first hall

The Victorian period

The twentieth century

Epilogue

A. List of major additions and altertions to Osgoode Hall

B. Plan of Osgoode Hall showing each section and addition with the date of construction

C. Glossary of architectural terms

D. Glossary of legal terms

E. The value of money and what it bought - comparative costs

F. 1846 Convenant of the Law Society of Upper Canada with Her Majesty to provide accommodation to superior courts

G. 1874 deed of surrender from the Law Society to Her Majesty

H. 1885 deed between the Queen and the Law Society of Upper Canada

I. 1894 order-in-council respecting extension to library.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612809941

9781459712577

1459712579

9781282809949

1282809946

9781770701731

1770701737

OCLC:

666232942