The future of the most senior position at the Bodleian Libraries has been secured following a £4 million donation. The post of Bodley's librarian has been endowed through the gift from the Helen ...

Martin Kauffman, head of early and rare collections at the Bodleian, said it was an early example of the New Testament translated into French for laypeople A newly discovered royal manuscript will ...

Google Maps is one of the most useful navigational tools on Android. It enables people to preview a trip and plan for obstacles. However, knowing how to find where you are right now on the map is ...

1491 world map by Henricus Martellus Germanus. Other projects include work on the medieval Gough Map of Britain and Selden Map of China, in the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford; and a ...

After Julian's retirement in 1988, the couple moved back to Oxford, and Margaret put her energy into raising nearly £1m for the Bodleian Library through about 50 fundraising events ...

It manages collections of recordings, manuscripts, maps, and books around the world ... are both alumni of the University of Chicago. 6. Bodleian Library Bodleian Library was founded in 1602 ...

Silver spoons for the dining table have been around since antiquity - a much longer history than the table fork, which did not come into general use until the 18 th century. By this time spoons had ...

That, at least, was the theory. In fact, relatively little Irish ‘provincial’ silver made the journey to the metropolis to receive official approval – for reasons of security and economy. It is a ...

It manages collections of recordings, manuscripts, maps, and books around the world ... they are both alumni of the University of Chicago. Bodleian Library was founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas ...

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Most of Oxford's attractions cluster around the compact city centre. The university is made up of 39 colleges, each of which has its own character. Christ Church and Magdalen (pronounced "mawd-lin ...

Once you’ve had a look around, head back towards town, turning left at the Bodleian under Hertford Bridge (better known as The Bridge of Sighs though it’s actually modelled on the Rialto ...