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100 1 _aWells, J.
_q(Joseph),
_d1855-1929
245 1 4 _aThe Oxford Degree Ceremony
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-02-26
508 _aProduced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Oxford Degree Ceremony" by J. Wells is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the rich traditions and formalities surrounding the degree ceremony at the University of Oxford, exploring how these rituals encapsulate aspects of university history. The author aims to illuminate the meaning and significance of these ceremonies, providing insights into the layers of academic and social culture at Oxford. The opening of the text vividly describes the atmosphere of Oxford during a degree day, with a lively depiction of the participants dressed in their academic robes and the procession led by the Vice-Chancellor. It sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the rituals involved in conferring degrees, such as the procession, the roles of various university officials including the Proctors and the Registrar, and the traditional languages used during the ceremony. The reader is introduced to the intricacies of the degree ceremony—highlighting not only its ceremonial nature but also its historical roots and significance in the context of Oxford's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUniversity of Oxford -- Degrees
653 _aDegrees, Academic
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31408
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