History of the Bodleian Library, 1845-1945
History of the Bodleian Library, 1845-1945

Author: Herbert Henry Edmund Craster

Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press

Published: 1952

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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In this book the author describes how the Library has developed during the hundred years that ended with the close of the Second World War. Unlike Macray's Annals of the Bodleian, of which it is in some sort a continuation, it does not adopt a strictly chronological arrangement, but, after giving a sketch of the Library as it was in 1845, tells its history under successive librarians; first under Bandinel and Coxe; then under Nicholson; and finally under Nicholson's three successors in office. In each of these three sections there are separate chapters on administration, on accessions of printed books, on manuscripts, on Orientalia, and on building extension. Librarians and scholars will each find in them subjects that fall within their special fields, but it is hoped that the book as a whole will appeal to the wider circle of all who are interested in the history of Oxford and one of her greatest institutions. - Jacket flap.

Libraries and the Book Trade
Libraries and the Book Trade

Author: Robin Myers

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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First edition. Libraries and the Book Trade is a well-researched collection of scholarly essays on the book trade and its close relationships with the growth of libraries. Eight leading bibliographical scholars examine the unique relationships between booksellers and the growth of libraries from the sixteenth century through the birth of the circulating libraries of the nineteenth century. This is the twentieth title in the distinguished Publishing Pathways Series. Co-published by St. Paul's Bibliographies.

A Brief History of the Bodleian Library
A Brief History of the Bodleian Library

Author: Mary Clapinson

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851245444

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How did a library founded over four hundred years ago grow to become the world-renowned institution it is today, home to over thirteen million items? From its foundation by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1598 to the opening of the Weston Library in 2015, this illustrated account shows how the Library's history has been involved with the British monarchy and political events throughout the centuries. The history of the Library is also a history of collectors and collections, and this book traces the story of major donations and purchases, making use of the Library's own substantial archives to show how it came to house key items such as early confirmations of the Magna Carta, Shakespeare's First Folio, and the manuscript of Jane Austen's earliest writings, among many others. This revised edition brings the history of the Bodleian Library up to the present moment. Beautifully illustrated with prints, portraits, manuscripts, and archival material, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of libraries and collections.

The Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library

Author: Bodleian Library

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13:

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It has taken over 400 years for the Bodleian Library to accrue the largest collection of academic books in Britain. To commemorate the foundation of the library by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1602 this volume gathers together contributions by the staff of the library who each discuss a particular section of the collection.