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HDR enhanced rendition of image from 1845 made by Fox Talbot - Public Domain original image, "Diminished copy of a lithographic print (Schaaf no. 5574)" from Bodleian Library - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where he works as a writer.
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This photo is in my Oxford and Cambridge Collection
The University Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Excellent 41-minute video of the Bodleian talk by Geoffrey Tyack, November 2022---
As the Old Schools Quad of the Bodleian Library in Oxford has these doors around all four sides of the courtyard it's possible t get this kind of great lighting on at least some of the doors when you visit, assuming that is the sun is high enough in the sky.
Sometimes I think taking photos in a place like Oxford is like shooting fish in a barrel. Not that I've ever done that. I don't even own a barrel. Or a gun. But I do have fish.
Podria ser una definició de la vida, o tansols una perspectiva de la Bodleian Library, a Oxford, on segur que molts dels seus centenars de milers de llibres reflexionen sobre això.
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Could be a definition of life... or just a perspective through the Bodleian Library; what is sure is that many of the books contained in this building ponder this kind of questions.
Oxford
Taken on the Oxford Flickr First Friday Photo Walk, 6 March.
A7 with Minolta MD Rokkor-X 45mm F2.
The Bodleian Library seen from the window of Divinity School, Oxford University. (Where they filmed the hospital tower in the Harry Potter films)
The Grade I Listed Bodleian Library, in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 12 million items, it is the second biggest library in Britain after the British Library. 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. Known to Oxford scholars as "Bodley" or "the Bod", it operates principally as a reference library and, in general, documents may not be removed from the reading rooms.
In 2000, a number of libraries within the University of Oxford were brought together for administrative purposes under the aegis of what was initially known as Oxford University Library Services (OULS), and since 2010 as the Bodleian Libraries, of which the Bodleian Library is the largest component.
All colleges of the University of Oxford have their own libraries, which in a number of cases were established well before the foundation of the Bodleian, and all of which remain entirely independent of the Bodleian. They do, however, participate in OLIS (Oxford Libraries Information System), the Bodleian Libraries' online union catalogue. Much of the library's archives were digitized and put online for public access in 2015.
In November 2015 its collections topped 12 million items with the acquisition of Shelley's "POETICAL ESSAY on the EXISTING STATE OF THINGS". Thought lost from shortly after its publication in 1811 until a copy was rediscovered in a private collection in 2006, the Bodleian has digitised the 20-page pamphlet for online access. The controversial poem and accompanying essay are believed to have contributed to the poet's expulsion from Oxford University and news reports about its acquisition quotes Michael Rossington, a professor of Romantic literature at the Newcastle University, as saying "This substantial poem has been known about for years, but as far as we know it hasn’t been read by any Shelley biographers or scholars since it was composed, and people are intrigued to find out exactly what it’s about"
The Radcliffe Camera is imperfectly aligned with the Bodleian Library, or perhaps it is the other way round? 4/4
Alexander's flight
The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-44
Oxford Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264 fol. 81r total lr
The Bodleian Library
The main research library of the University of Oxford.
It is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library.
It derives its name from its founder, Sir Thomas Bodley.
Known to Oxford scholars as ‘Bodley’ or simply ‘the Bod’.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodleian_Library
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
by Hubert Le Sueur to a design by Peter Paul Rubens
C.15
Pembroke was one time Chancellor of Oxford University from 1617 until his death at the age of 50 in 1630. His statue stands in the Schools Quadrangle, looking East.
www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/central/bod...
Alexander preparing himself for the flight
The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-44
Oxford Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264 fol. 80v total
This door leads to the School of Language (Hebrew and Greek) and the School of Geometry and Arithmetic at the Bodleian Library.
This is the most amazing library I have ever seen, with rooms filled with huge old books. Dark rooms were silence is present and were respect is above it all. This photo is from one of these rooms, where if you listen carefully, books can talk.
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Esta es la biblioteca más increíble que he visto, con salas llenas de enormes libros viejos. De esas oscuras donde reina el silencio y el respeto se apodera de todo. Esta foto es de una de esas salas, donde si escuchas con atención, los libros hablan.
Bodleian library, Oxford, U.K.
Para el grupo: La vuelta al mundo
Tema de Febrero: Blur
A statue of the third Earl of Pembroke guarding the entrance to the Bodleian Library (where I spent many a happy hour with ancient prints). The Latin inscription says: "QUOD FELICITER VORTAT ACADEMICI OXONIENSIS BIBLIOTHECAM HANC VOBIS REIPUBLICAEQUE LITERATORUM T(HOMAS). B(ODLEY). P(OSUIT).", which translates to: "Academicians of Oxford, Thomas Bodley has built this library for you and for the Republic of the Learned. May the gift turn out well."
The Grade I Listed Bodleian Library, in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 12 million items, it is the second biggest library in Britain after the British Library. 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. Known to Oxford scholars as "Bodley" or "the Bod", it operates principally as a reference library and, in general, documents may not be removed from the reading rooms.
In 2000, a number of libraries within the University of Oxford were brought together for administrative purposes under the aegis of what was initially known as Oxford University Library Services (OULS), and since 2010 as the Bodleian Libraries, of which the Bodleian Library is the largest component.
All colleges of the University of Oxford have their own libraries, which in a number of cases were established well before the foundation of the Bodleian, and all of which remain entirely independent of the Bodleian. They do, however, participate in OLIS (Oxford Libraries Information System), the Bodleian Libraries' online union catalogue. Much of the library's archives were digitized and put online for public access in 2015.
In November 2015 its collections topped 12 million items with the acquisition of Shelley's "POETICAL ESSAY on the EXISTING STATE OF THINGS". Thought lost from shortly after its publication in 1811 until a copy was rediscovered in a private collection in 2006, the Bodleian has digitised the 20-page pamphlet for online access. The controversial poem and accompanying essay are believed to have contributed to the poet's expulsion from Oxford University and news reports about its acquisition quotes Michael Rossington, a professor of Romantic literature at the Newcastle University, as saying "This substantial poem has been known about for years, but as far as we know it hasn’t been read by any Shelley biographers or scholars since it was composed, and people are intrigued to find out exactly what it’s about"
november 2010
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Radcliffe Camera
by James Gibbs
1737–1749
Part of the Bodleian Library and one of Oxford’s most iconic buildings.
Built to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
It derives its name from its founder John Radcliffe and the term ‘Camera’ comes from the Latin meaning Room.
The Radcliffe Camera (or Rad Cam as it’s known by the students) dominates Radcliffe Square and is considered by many to be the focal point of Oxford University.
It is the earliest example of a circular library in the country.
El centre d'Oxford vist des del mirador del Sheldonian Theatre.
Oxford seen from the Sheldonian Theatre.
The Radcliffe Camera was designed by James Gibbs in the English Palladian style and built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. The building is the earliest example in England of a circular library. It is built in three main stages externally and two storeys internally, the upper one containing a gallery. It is now a part of the Bodleian Libraries.
Alexander exploring the depth of the sea
The Romance of Alexander in French verse, with miniatures illustrating legends of Alexander the Great and with marginal scenes of everyday life, by the Flemish illuminator Jehan de Grise and his workshop, 1338-44
Oxford Bodleian Library MS. Bodl. 264 fol. 50r
Golden stone in golden light - behind the Sheldonian and beside the Bod.
Minolta 3000i, Sigma 18mm f/3.5 and Agfaphoto 200 vista plus film (Poundland)
The Grade I Listed Bodleian Library, in Oxford, Oxfordshire.
The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 12 million items, it is the second biggest library in Britain after the British Library. 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. Known to Oxford scholars as "Bodley" or "the Bod", it operates principally as a reference library and, in general, documents may not be removed from the reading rooms.
In 2000, a number of libraries within the University of Oxford were brought together for administrative purposes under the aegis of what was initially known as Oxford University Library Services (OULS), and since 2010 as the Bodleian Libraries, of which the Bodleian Library is the largest component.
All colleges of the University of Oxford have their own libraries, which in a number of cases were established well before the foundation of the Bodleian, and all of which remain entirely independent of the Bodleian. They do, however, participate in OLIS (Oxford Libraries Information System), the Bodleian Libraries' online union catalogue. Much of the library's archives were digitized and put online for public access in 2015.
In November 2015 its collections topped 12 million items with the acquisition of Shelley's "POETICAL ESSAY on the EXISTING STATE OF THINGS". Thought lost from shortly after its publication in 1811 until a copy was rediscovered in a private collection in 2006, the Bodleian has digitised the 20-page pamphlet for online access. The controversial poem and accompanying essay are believed to have contributed to the poet's expulsion from Oxford University and news reports about its acquisition quotes Michael Rossington, a professor of Romantic literature at the Newcastle University, as saying "This substantial poem has been known about for years, but as far as we know it hasn’t been read by any Shelley biographers or scholars since it was composed, and people are intrigued to find out exactly what it’s about"
The fabulous vaulting of the Divinity School, part of the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
From Wikipedia : "The Bodleian is used as background scenery in Dorothy L. Sayers Gaudy Night, features in Michael White's Equinox, and is one of the libraries consulted by Christine Greenaway (one of Bodley's librarians) in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse novel The Wench is Dead. The denouement of Michael Innes's Operation Pax (1951) is set in an imaginary version of the underground bookstack, reached at night by sliding down the 'Mendip cleft', a chute concealed in Radcliffe Square.
Since J. R. R. Tolkien had studied philology at Oxford and eventually became a professor, he was very familiar with the Red Book of Hergest which is kept at the Bodleian on behalf of Jesus College. Tolkien later created his own fictional Red Book of Westmarch telling the story of The Lord of the Rings. Many of Tolkien's manuscripts are now at the library.
The Library's fine architecture has made it a favourite location for filmmakers, representing either Oxford University or other locations. It can be seen in Brideshead Revisited (1981 TV serial), Another Country (1984), The Madness of King George III (1994), and the first two Harry Potter films, in which the Divinity School doubles as the Hogwarts hospital wing and Duke Humfrey's Library as the Hogwarts library. In The New World (2005) the library edifice is portrayed as the entrance to the Royal Court of the English monarchy. The Bodleian also featured in the Inspector Morse televised spin off Lewis, in the episode "And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea", where a murder takes place in the basement."
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After over thirty years in Oxford I finally got inside the Radcliffe Camera back in August. A slight lie as I had actually been inside a few years ago on a guided tour but that doesn't count as cameras weren't allowed...... This time round it was a event specifically for photographers and we were encouraged to bring our cameras and take as many photos as we liked.
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From Wikipedia, "The Radcliffe Camera (colloquially known as the "Rad Cam" or "The Camera"; from Latin camera, meaning 'room') is a building of the University of Oxford, England, designed by James Gibbs in a Baroque style and built in 1737–49 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. It is sited to the south of the Old Bodleian, north of the Church of St Mary the Virgin, and between Brasenose College to the west and All Souls College to the east. The Radcliffe Camera's circularity, its position in the heart of Oxford, and its separation from other buildings make it the focal point of the University of Oxford, and as such it is almost always included in shorthand visual representations of the university. The Radcliffe Camera is not open to the public."
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Still on my search for the ultimate Radcliffe Camera photo. Here I've bent down low to include the shadow of the railings in the foreground.
Looking up at the entrance to the University of Oxford Divinity School (1427-1483); Duke Humphrey's Library, the oldest part of the Bodleian Library, is upstairs.
The Divinity School is the oldest building in Oxford specifically constructed for university use (although it no longer functions as a theological school). It is built of the characteristic Cotswold limestone used in many Oxford buildings. This view shows the northern side, next to the Sheldonian Theatre.
[Oxford morning walk Divinity School door 2010 may 15 c; IMG_2159]