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At the entrance to the Bodleian Library, a bronze statue of William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, Chancellor of the University 1617-30, cast by Le Seur to a design by Peter Paul Rubens.
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© Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
cardboard
1,000 pieces, used and complete
735x510mm
29x20in
2023 piece count: 148,600
puzzle no: 213
From the box base:
Late 19th- and early 20th- century children's books are the subjects of this print from the Bodleian Libraries. Richly illustrated covers in bright reds, blues and greens adorn the rows of shelves, featuring titles such as 'Little Miss Sunshine', 'No Ordinary Girl' and 'a Girl of High Adventure'. They are all light-hearted tales with brave female characters that can be found within the Bodleian Library, which is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. During his retirement Sir Thomas Bodley decided to return the library to public use and in 1598 refurnished it to house approximately 2,500 books. The doors first opened to scholars in 1602 and in 1610 Bodley agreed with the Stationers' Company of London that a copy of every book published in England would be held in the library. Since then many extensions and buildings have been added and together the Bodleian Libraries now house over 12 million printed items.
The only way to assemble this puzzle after putting together the edges, was to make up the titles with their covers facing front. Once that was done and they were roughly placed within the puzzle it was possible to sort the rest of the 'spine out' ones title by title, bearing in mind there were a lot of duplicated ones. Gradually it became apparent where each section went, and eventually it came together.
Because I have a 'mania' for sorting pieces on boards I arranged them so that the lettering was all the same way up; this sped things up enormously.
The puzzle was complete and in excellent condition.
As a one-time children's bookseller (many years ago!) I was aware of the books of Angela Brazil although I never
stocked them, the other authors featured here are completely unknown to me.
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Excellent 41-minute video of the Bodleian talk by Geoffrey Tyack, November 2022---
The Historic Heart of Oxford University
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Classic scene from Oxford. Bike propped against the wall of the Old Bodley, aka the Bodleian Library.
The Radcliffe Camera, a reading chamber of the Bodleian Library complex on the right, with the University Church on the left.
A bit too much noise, this may have been better as an HDR.
Bodleian Library. Opened in 1602 the library is the oldest public library in Europe. The Bodleian although justly the most famous library was not the first library in Oxford. The library is of course named after Thomas Bodley (1545-1613) See Sir Nicholas' Stone's well known monument to him in Merton College Chapel. The Library may have been the work of John Akroyd of Halifax and John Bentley. In the big panel is depicted James 1st seated under a niche. The whole appearance of the face on the inner courtyard is magnificent and bears close study. The fine detailing corresponds to the fine strap-work and carving on funerary monuments of a similar date.
The statue is of William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Chancellor of the University, and Bodleian benefactor. Statue by Hubert Le Sueur.
Oxford is one of the most beautiful places I've been in. Can't wait to get back and see everything I did not get to see.
Dating from 1217, 'In Latin, on parchment; approx. 490 x 422 mm
William Marshal’s equestrian seal in green wax on the right (well preserved); Cardinal Guala’s seal in white wax on the left (entirely defaced)'
See also genius.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/exhibits/browse/magna-carta/
A heavily-illustrated, twelfth century English manuscript most famous for containing a Latin version of "The Wonders of the East."
It is associated with London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius B. v, although it is hard to tell whether the Tiberius is the direct parent or a distant grandparent of 614.
These illustrations depict (I think) the honest men and (for sure) the bearded ladies who are huntresses.
Lámina del Códice Mendocino (identificada como Codex_Mendoza_folio_2r) que narra la fundación de la ciudad de Tenochtitlán.
From a photography workshop at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, including the opportunity to photograph from locations not normally open to the public, not to photographers. My thanks to the Bodleian for organising this.
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A wideangle shot of the Thomas Bodley statue in the Old Schools Quad of the Bodleian Library taken during a Photographers tour / workshop back in August.
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From Wikipedia, "Bodley's greatest achievement was the re-founding of the library at Oxford. In 1444, the existing university library was augmented by a gift of some 300 manuscripts from Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the youngest son of Henry IV; this prompted the university to build a new library above the Divinity School which was at that time under construction. However, during the Reformation of the 1550s, the library had been stripped and abandoned, remaining virtually untouched until the return of Bodley in 1598. The library was later named the Bodleian Library in his honour. He determined, he said, "to take his farewell of state employments and to set up his staff at the library door in Oxford." In February of 1598 his offer to restore the old library was accepted by the university. Bodley began his book collection effort in 1600, using the site of the former library above the Divinity School, which was in near ruin.
Although Bodley lived over 400 years ago, modern libraries benefit from some of his ideas and practices."
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One of the Clarendon Building muses overlooks the moon and the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in Britain is second in size only to the British Library. Known to Oxford scholars as “Bodley” or simply “the Bod”, under the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 it is one of six legal deposit libraries for works published in the United Kingdom and under Irish Law it is entitled to request a copy of each book published in the Republic of Ireland.
One more photo from the Luminox event last week. This is the neo-Classical entrance to the Bodleian Library, notorious for requiring all new readers to swear an oath never to kindle flame within the confines of the library.
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On Friday night they officially lit the Christmas lights for the first time this year in Oxford. As part of the celebration, the museums were all open late into the evening. I've only been into the Divinity School once before - it's so beautiful!