Medieval History
Deep underground, 20ft below the sandy-coloured stones of Oxford, mile upon mile of shelves lie dusty and empty. The entire contents of the New Bodleian Library ? one of the most ancient and precious collections in the world, founded by Thomas Bodley in 1598 ? have vanished.
It is a sight to instil fear into any scholar. Four editions of the Magna Carta; the First Folio of Shakespeare?s plays; and a document from the court of King Alfred that is reckoned to be the oldest in the English language. Three million books, a million maps, and countless priceless documents. All gone. But there is no need to worry: they have not been stolen, or teleported by culture-envying aliens. They have just been taken to Swindon.
Click here to read this article from The Telegraph
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Medieval History
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Deep underground, 20ft below the sandy-coloured stones of Oxford, mile upon mile of shelves lie dusty and empty. The entire contents of the New Bodleian Library ? one of the most ancient and precious collections in the world, founded by Thomas Bodley in 1598 ? have vanished.
It is a sight to instil fear into any scholar. Four editions of the Magna Carta; the First Folio of Shakespeare?s plays; and a document from the court of King Alfred that is reckoned to be the oldest in the English language. Three million books, a million maps, and countless priceless documents. All gone. But there is no need to worry: they have not been stolen, or teleported by culture-envying aliens. They have just been taken to Swindon.
Click here to read this article from The Telegraph
- The Magna Carta: An Old Piece Of Parchment That Made England A Nation ? Let's Celebrate It
As a nation we take these things for granted. On a recent trip to Lincoln, ostensibly to visit the magnificent medieval cathedral, I found myself alone in a room in the nearby castle where one of only four original copies of the 1215 Magna Carta is kept....
- U.s. National Archives Releases Videos On Magna Carta Project
The U.S. National Archives in Washington D.C. prepares to return its copy of the 1297 Magna Care to public display, they have released a short documentary video, ?The Encasement of Magna Carta,? which details its state-of-the-art encasement. The Magna...
- New App Features Bodleian Treasures
The Bodleian Libraries have launched a mobile app featuring a selection of the rarest, most important and most evocative objects from the Bodleian collections: from ancient papyri through medieval oriental manuscripts to twentieth-century printed books...
- Bodleian Library Unveils Plans For Renovation Of New Bodleian
Oxford University?s world-famous Bodleian Library has unveiled its plans for the restoration and renovation of the New Bodleian library building. The long-awaited project has been designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects; planning permission and Listed Building...
- New Shakespeare Archive Launched
The Shakespeare Quartos Archive has been officially launched this week with a complete digital collection of rare early editions of Hamlet. For the first time, all 32 existing quarto copies of the play held by participating UK and US institutions are...