Brief History of the Bodleian Library

Name: Brief History of the Bodleian Library
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ISBN: 9781851242733

ISBN-10: 1851242732

ISBN-13: 9781851242733

Edition: 2014

Authors: Mary Clapinson

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The Bodleian Library was founded in 1602 at the University of Oxford. It is one of the oldest libraries in Britain, the first library to request a ‘copyright’ edition of every book published in English and its original, beautiful seventeenth-century rooms are still in use today.Spanning over four hundred years, this succinct account, illustrated with historical prints, portraits of formidable librarians and photographs of some of the Library’s most treasured items, traces the development of the Bodleian’s superb collections and historic buildings from its foundation by Sir Thomas Bodley to the celebration of the quatercentenary of its opening. Each chapter reveals fascinating details about…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Bodleian Library
Publication date: 5/15/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 218
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.80" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Mary Clapinson was Keeper of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian from 1986 to 2002 and is an Emeritus Fellow of St Hugh's College, Oxford.