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Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal.
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
September 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal.
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer.
#MedievalMonday
The Radcliffe Camera: beautiful since 1737.
With thanks to student Shabnam Taghiyeva for the video.
With thanks to student Shabnam Taghiyeva for the video.
September 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The Radcliffe Camera: beautiful since 1737.
With thanks to student Shabnam Taghiyeva for the video.
With thanks to student Shabnam Taghiyeva for the video.
Professor #MaryBeard helped celebrate 100 years of the Friends of the Bodleian in iconic style by delivering their much anticipated Annual Lecture, on the theme 'Risky encounters: the library in fact and fiction'.
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
July 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Professor #MaryBeard helped celebrate 100 years of the Friends of the Bodleian in iconic style by delivering their much anticipated Annual Lecture, on the theme 'Risky encounters: the library in fact and fiction'.
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAz....
Do you know which West End musicals go with these book titles, taken from the History Faculty Library?
Let us know your guesses in the replies, we'll reveal the answers tomorrow!
Let us know your guesses in the replies, we'll reveal the answers tomorrow!
July 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Do you know which West End musicals go with these book titles, taken from the History Faculty Library?
Let us know your guesses in the replies, we'll reveal the answers tomorrow!
Let us know your guesses in the replies, we'll reveal the answers tomorrow!
A reminder to please vote for Duke Humfrey's in the 1000 libraries global 'Top Ten Most Beautiful Libraries' competition - and a big thank you to everybody who has voted for us so far.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A reminder to please vote for Duke Humfrey's in the 1000 libraries global 'Top Ten Most Beautiful Libraries' competition - and a big thank you to everybody who has voted for us so far.
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