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TFW: it’s 1,800 years ago and your mum writes to your fella offering to pay for your camel-taxi so you can give birth with her by your side. This ancient artefact can currently be seen as part of our free exhibition, Treasured, from now until 26 October in the Weston Library.
Bodleian Libraries31,550 views • 11 months ago

#Miniature #books pt 5: Early printers would make miniature books as a practical challenge to showcase their skills. Apprentices also trained by creating mini books, based on the theory that it would improve their precision and care when printing full-sized volumes. #minibooks
Bodleian Libraries51,241 views • 1 year ago

Duke Humfrey's Library is our oldest Reading Room. Parts of it date back to the 15th century. You might recognise it from Harry Potter or A Discovery of Witches. And if you visit, you might just get the eerie feeling that you're being watched. Happy Halloween, booklovers.
Bodleian Libraries21,524 views • 2 years ago

Our new exhibition ‘Listen In’ opens to the public tomorrow (Friday Feb 7). Pop along to learn how the cutting edge technology that wireless represented changed lives in the early 20th Century. Free at Blackwell Hall in the Weston Library! #ListenIn #BodleianExhibitions
Bodleian Libraries11,075 views • 1 year ago
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