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This book explores the stories behind seventy-five extraordinary maps. Drawing on the unique collection in the Bodleian Library, these stunning maps range from single cities to the solar system, span the thirteenth to the twenty-first century and cover most of the world.

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A succinct illustrated account of the University of Oxford's colourful and controversial 800-year history, from medieval times through the Reformation and on to the nineteenth century, in which the foundations of the modern tutorial system were laid.

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Many people have a love of maps. But what lies behind the process of map-making Here is an accessible and enlightening guide to the sometimes hidden techniques of map-making through the centuries.

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This volume provides editions and modern translations of four biblical texts from between 1409 and 1530, together with a substantial introduction explaining their context and the implications of their arguments, and encouraging further exploration of the perceptions of the nature of language that are displayed there.

(Hardback, Critical edition)

Sir John Prise (15011555) was an influential lawyer and administrator during the reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Queen Mary I. This critically edited work puts his 'Historiae Britannicae Defensio' into print for the first time since 1573. The work includes a facing English translation, an extensive introduction and elucidatory notes.

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John Leland recorded the contents of English monastic libraries in 1533 before they were dispersed. His booklists are a remarkable testament to medieval and early modern habits of book collecting. This comprehensive, important edition of 'De uiris illustribus' by the worlds leading expert on John Leland includes a new translation.

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This catalogue contains descriptions of 111 psalters from Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, ranging in date from the ninth to the sixteenth century, bringing together important information on a stunning selection of manuscripts held in the Bodleian Library, providing an invaluable resource for scholars.

(Hardback)

This is the first major publication on the Mainz Charterhouse manuscript collection. Published in two volumes, it provides authoritative and superbly detailed descriptions, including information about the physical characteristics, decoration, binding, and provenance of the manuscripts. Each manuscript is illustrated.

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'The Art of Good Manners' covers such topics as table manners, pronunciation, introductions, conversation, courtship and childrens behaviour.

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This book, generously illustrated with key pages from the publication and comparative works, tells the human, artistic, economic and technical stories of the birth of the First Folio - and the birth of Shakespeare's towering reputation.

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In 1863 a group of victorian Oxbridge graduates, frustrated by the confusing riot of competing rules which characterized the game of football, drew up the first standard set of rules, creating the First Rule Book of the FA, recently recognised as one of the twelve books that changed the world.

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Illustrated with delightfully evocative cartoons and written in a direct, colloquial style, this gem from 1945 is by turns amusing, shocking and thought-provoking in its valiant stand against prejudice and stereotype.

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A guide to personal papers in Rhodes House Library, Oxford.

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These personal and revealing essays by the master of science fiction reveal the influences behind his writing and offer new insights into the man and his world.

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This book presents the first English verse translation of Henry of Huntingdon's recently-discovered Anglicanus ortus, opening a new window onto this important English author as well as onto the uses of poetry and the knowledge of medicine in medieval England.

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With the help of the Bodleian Libraries' magnificent collection of Armenian manuscripts and early printed books, this volume tells the story of the region through the medium of its cultural output.

(Hardback)

This series of books draws on Tom Phillips' collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. 'Bicycles' documents the great age of the safety bicycle which was the instrument of emancipation for women and freedom for men. Also we see competitive racers and pedalling toddlers.

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This richly illustrated guide to the historical buildings of the Bodleian Library not only makes an attractive keepsake but is also packed with fascinating architectural details about one of the oldest libraries in Britain that has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

This richly illustrated guide to the historical buildings of the Bodleian Library not only makes an attractive keepsake but is also packed with fascinating architectural details about one of the oldest libraries in Britain that has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.

(Hardback)

Since its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all ages and corners of the globe. From this collection David Vaisey, former Bodleys Librarian and Keeper of the University Archives, has selected over one hundred treasures that have a story to tell.

(Hardback)

Published to celebrate the winning entries in the Designer Bookbinders International Competition 2009 and to accompany the related exhibition held in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this catalogue illustrates nearly four hundred examples of contemporary binding, featuring a remarkable range of approaches to the ancient craft of bookbinding.

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Richly illustrated with images of eighteenth-century manuscripts, books, and pamphlets, some of which are published here for the first time, this attractive book is an excellent guide to the emergence of Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in Germany.