The Earliest Catalogues of the Bodleian Library
Author: George William Wheeler
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 180
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Author: George William Wheeler
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Caedmon
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1941-01-22
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780231515955
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Junius Manuscript
Author: Bodleian Library
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 149
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Henry Mee
Publisher: London : J. Lane ; New York : John Lane
Published: 1911
Total Pages: 316
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Holywell room.
Author: George Whiting Wheeler
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 149
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bodleian Library
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13: 9780199519057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bodleian Library
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 298
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt 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.
Author: Bodleian Library
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Published: 1878
Total Pages: 910
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bodleian Library (Oxford)
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 149
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Claire Cock-Starkey
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Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781851242528
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhich is the smallest book in the Bodleian Library? Who complained when their secret pen name was revealed in the library's catalogue? How many miles of shelving are there in the Book Storage Facility? What is the story behind the library's refusal to lend a book to King Charles I? And, what is fasciculing? The answers to these questions and many more can be found inside this intriguing miscellaneous collection of curious facts and stories about the Bodleian Library in Oxford.Home to more than 12 million books and a vast array of treasures including the Gutenberg bible, J.R.R. Tolkien's hand-painted watercolours for 'The Hobbit', Shakespeare's First Folio and four thirteenth-century copies of Magna Carta, the Bodleian Library is one of the most magnificent libraries in the world with a fascinating history.'Bodleianalia' delights in uncovering some of the lesser known facts about Britain's oldest university library. Through a combination of lists, statistics, and bitesize nuggets of information, it reveals many of the quirks of fate, eccentric characters, and remarkable events which have contributed to the making of this renowned institution. The perfect book for trivia-lovers and bibliophiles, it also offers readers a behind-the-scenes peek into the complex workings of a modern, world-class library in the twenty-first century.