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Annotated books from Joseph Scaliger’s (1540-1609) library in the Bodleian
Copy of Scaliger’s 1579 edition of Manilius, with annotations and mark-up for the printing of the new edition. The second in this year’s series of classes, convened by Will Poole, on annotated books in...
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Orietta Da Rold, Codicology and localization in medieval english manuscripts
Detail of Bodleian MS. Laud misc. 108, fol. 208rA continuing theme of presentations at symposia and master classes in recent years (see: The Gathered Text) has been that to learn certain things about a...
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Marks in books: laying breadcrumbs in provenance research
William Dowsing’s annotations on the title page of Bodleian Tanner 942(2) (and a library note of another copy) I’ve been looking at the neat handwritten annotation at the top of a page in the Bodleian...
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Bodleian Master classes in 2015-16: retrospect
The master classes programme presents scholars discussing materials from Bodleian special collections. In 2015-16 the programme included discussions of the letter forms, musical notation, provenance,...
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The Cheney Archive at the Bodleian Libraries
from Isobel Goodman, intern (2017) Rare Books, Bodleian Libraries Special Collections The Cheney archive documents the history of Cheney & Sons, an independent family printing firm based in...
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Seminar in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies, 2019
The Seminar in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies runs annually in the Weston Library in Hilary term (Jan-March). The 2019 Seminar aimed to showcase the research of some of the early career scholars...
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Six medieval manuscripts, two laptops, a curator and a document camera
Teaching with library material has been continuing at the Bodleian’s Weston Library for Special Collections even as provisions to protect the health of staff and readers have placed restrictions on...
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Seminar in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies Convenors: Daniel Wakelin, Martin Kauffmann Meetings will take place online via Zoom on Mondays at 2.15pm (GMT) in weeks 1, 3, 5, and 7. Original...
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Retrospect of the Hilary Term 2021 Seminars in Palaeography, Manuscript...
Adam Whittaker demonstrating the ‘Guidonian Hand’ as used in medieval music theory manuscripts, with Andrew Dunning (Bodleian)’s hand holding MS. Bodl. 515. Thanks to Henrike Laehnemann for the image....
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Public and university libraries have faced the pandemic with a multitude of inventive new ways of connecting books and readers, such as ‘Grab and Go’ book deliveries limiting the time of physical...
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