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29th March 1613
Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of the Bodleian Library Oxford, was laid to rest in Merton College Chapel, Oxford.
His monument survives on the western wall of the north transept of the chapel
#SirThomasBodley #BodleianLibrary #QueenElizabethI #Tudors #History
#OTD
2nd March 1545
Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of The Bodleian Library was born in Exeter.
The scholar and diplomat was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served Queen Elizabeth I as a Gentleman Usher.
#SirThomasBrodley #Scholar #BodleianLibrary #Tudors #History
Black‑and‑white photograph of the Bodleian Library framed through a stone archway and iron gate. The library’s ornate façade appears in the distance, centered in the opening. An old bicycle leans against the fence in the foreground, adding a quiet, lived‑in detail to the architectural view.
“Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”- Albert Einstein
#silentsunday
#bwphotography #bw #architecture #design
#bw_perfect #bw_photooftheday #bw_lover #bwstyleoftheday #silentsunday #sunday #sundayvibes #Oxford #BodleianLibrary #bodleianlibraryoxford
Lewis Carroll's Personal Copy of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' Returns to its 'Spiritual Home' in Oxford: The book has been donated jointly to Christ Church and the Bodleian Library, which are… @SmithsonianMag #LewisCarroll #AlicesAdventuresInWonderland #Oxford #BodleianLibrary #ChristChurch
The John Le Carré exhibit on Tradecraft currently at the Bodleian feels so timely. Worth a second look. #highlyrecommended #bodleianlibrary #johnlecarre #oxforduk
Buenos días.
#Snoopy #Woodstock #AIGeneratedImages #ChatGPT / #DallE3 #UK #England #Oxford #BodleianLibrary
#ICYMI applications are open for the
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian & Islamic Collections.
Applications close Friday 28 November.
More info: bit.ly/BahariFellowship.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #fellowship #oxforduniversity
Mantelpiece Bookspines Christmas Card on a white background
Bodleian Libraries Bookshelves Advent Calendar on a white background
Christmas Bookshelves Advent Calendar on a white background
Bodleian Libraries Advent Calendars and Mantelpiece Bookspines Christmas Cards are now back in stock! 😊
#bodleianlibrary #Christmas #theliterarygiftshop #thelitgiftshop #booksky
Book lover goodies this way 👇
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#ICYMI applications are open for the
@bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian & Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
Applications are now open for the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk's Bahari Visiting Fellowship, supporting research in its Persian and Islamic Collections.
For more information visit bit.ly/BahariFellowship. Please note that applications close Friday 28 November.
#persian #bodleianlibrary #oxforduniversity
A thin book of crochet patterns lying on a shiny burnt orange table top. It is a copy of Pokémon Crochet by Sabrina Somers. On the front cover are pictures of crocheted Pichu, Pikachu and Eevee.
The Bodleian Libraries. Home to tens of thousands of academic books, journals and manuscripts. Also crochet patterns.
#bodleianlibrary #libraries #crochet #crochetpatterns
📖 #OTD in the #History of #Mathematics and #Literature 14 September 2017, #BodleianLibrary scholars announced that through carbon dating, they had discovered the earliest known use of ZERO in a document, which was a major breakthrough in mathematics.
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-09...
Oxford's Bodleian Library youtu.be/AcWoLnxOheI #oxford #bodleianlibrary #travel #england #oxforduniversity #history #travelphotography #travelling
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, looking quite pleased with himself in the reflected sunlight of the Bodleian Old Schools Quad.
#photography #Oxford #bodleianlibrary
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A fraction of a second when there were no people in this sight line through the Bodleian Quad at lunchtime. Just the keep quiet signs.
#Oxford #photography #bodleianlibrary #oxford_uni #quiet
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The academic year is winding down at Oxford.
#Oxford #bodleianlibrary #photography #students
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The stunning Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, England — one of the most iconic buildings on the campus of the University of Oxford. #radcliffecamera #universityofoxford #englishcountryarchitecture #bodleianlibrary #oxfordancestors
Bodleian Library!
#photo #photography #outdoors #oxford #oxforduniversity #oxfordstudent #architecture #oldbuilding #listedbuildings #gothic #gothicarchitecture #universityofoxford #bodleian #bodleianlibrary #bodleianlibraries
Bodleian Library!
#photo #photography #outdoors #oxford #oxforduniversity #oxfordstudent #architecture #oldbuilding #listedbuildings #gothic #gothicarchitecture #universityofoxford #bodleian #bodleianlibrary #bodleianlibraries
“No, no, you’ve brought the wrong colour shield. We’re the away team today.” - 14th century, Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264, f. 150r @MedMilMedicine #Medieval #BodleianLibrary #humour #humor
Clarendon Building!
#photo #photography #outdoors #oxford #oxforduniversity #oxfordstudent #architecture #oldbuilding #bodleian #bodleianlibraries #listedbuildings #gothic #gothicarchitecture #clarendon #clarendonbuilding #clarendonbuildingoxford #bodleianlibrary
How well we remember the #RadcliffeCamera and #BodleianLibrary. 💫📚
Tree-lined St Giles, Oxford, showing St John’s and Balliol colleges
A view towards Trinity College, Oxford looking west along Broad Street
Corner of Broad Street and Catte Street, Oxford
Sheldonian Theatre and Old Bodleian Library, Oxford
Visiting Oxford: city and university centre #オックスフォード #オックスフォード大学 #oxford #universityofoxford #stgilesoxford #sheldonian #bodleianlibrary #broadstreet
Finding another pair of his pants drying by the bed was the last straw for Alice - 14th century, Bodleian Library, MS. Barlow 22, f. 12v
@MedMilMedicine #BodleianLibrary #medieval #humour #humor
More fun than a barrow of monkeys - 14th century, Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264, f. 98v
@medmilmedicine.bsky.social #BodleianLibrary
#OTD
29th March 1613
Sir Thomas Bodley, founder of the Bodleian Library Oxford, was laid to rest in Merton College Chapel, Oxford.
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#SirThomasBodley #Scholar #BodleianLibrary #Oxford #QueenElizabethI #KingJamesI #Tudors #Stuarts #History
The Radcliffe Camera from All Souls College North Quad -- both designed by Sir Nicholas Hawksmoor.
#oxford_uk #bodleianlibrary #radcliffecamera #oxfordlens #oxford #radcliffesquare #photography
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Days are getting warmer... people enjoying hanging out on the Bodleian Library steps last week.
#Oxford #OxfordUniversity #BodleianLibrary #DreamingSpires #OxfordLife #OxfordHistory #OxfordLibraries #ScholarlyParadise #HistoricOxford #UniversityOfOxford
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