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Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 March 2019
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Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 March 2019
Corpus Christi College
Coat of Arms:
Tierced per pale at dexter Azure, a
pelican Or with wings endorsed vulning herself; in centre Argent, thereon an
inescutcheon, charged with the arms of the Bishopric of Winchester - i.e. Gules,
two keys addorsed in bend, the uppermost Or and the other Argent, a sword Argent
interposed between them in bend sinister, hilted Or - ensigned with a mitre Or;
at sinister Sable, a chevron Or between three owls guardant Argent, on a chief
Or three roses Gules, seeded of Or and barbed Vert.
This little ‘ bee-hive’
was the first outward manifestation of the arrival of the Renaissance at
Oxford. The new college even appointed a lecturer in Greek! It was founded in
1517 by Richard Foxe, an accomplished statesman. Foxe worked as a diplomat for
Henry Tudor, the later King Henry VII. Later he became Bishop of Winchester. He
was involved in Oxford and Cambridge Universities. He had been visitor of
Magdalen College and Balliol College, had amended Balliol's statutes for a papal
commission, in Cambridge he had been Master of Pembroke College for 12 years and
had been involved in the foundation of St John's College, as one of Lady
Margaret Beaufort's executors.
The central white field displays the arms of
the Bishopric of Winchester. On the sinister field are displayed the arms of
Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter, a benefactor.
The
Pelican Sundial is the
large pillar in the centre of Corpus' main quadrangle and dates from 1579. It is
a 3D-representation of the dexter field of the arms. The sundial is named after
the gold-painted pelican on an armillary sphere at the top of the pillar.
Actually it is a misnomer, as the pillar contains 27 separate sundials.
Sources: John P. Brooke-Little: Oxford University and its Colleges, Oxford 1962
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_College,_Oxford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Hugh%27s_College,_Oxford
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 March 2019
![[1720 Arms]](../images/g/gb_oucoc720).jpg)
image located by
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 March 2019
Source: “The arms of the Colleges; &c in Oxford' by J. Owen & E. Bowen c.1720
![[Flag of the College Boat Club]](../images/g/gb@oucoc.gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 March 2019
The flag is blue with ratio approx. 5:6, displaying a pelican passant Or with
wings endorsed, vulning herself with blood drops Gules.
Source:
https://heartheboatsing.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/pic-10.jpg
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 March 2019
Current
![[Blade]](../images/g/gb@oucoc).gif)
image by
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 March 2019
Blade is navy blue with two red
stripes.
Source: (for current versions):
https://www.reddit.com
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 March 2019
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