This week, the Bodleian welcomed back Jana Dambrogio, conservator at MIT and previous visiting fellow to the library, to talk to our conservation and curatorial teams all about the history and art of letterlocking. 💌 Opening facsimiles of historical letters giving us a hands on experience of how the letters would have been folded and sealed. This example is of a letter sent by Beethoven from the Houghon Library collection (MS. Eng. 870). #letterlocking #beethoven #bodleianlibrary
0:18
This week, the Bodleian welcomed back Jana Dambrogio, conservato…
1K views2 weeks ago
TikTokbodleianlibraries
📚👻 At Duke Humfrey’s Library, our chained books aren’t the only things bound to stay forever… Whispers tell of a Ghostly Librarian, said to be the spirit of Thomas Allen. Allen was a highly regarded 17th-century mathematician and astrologer. He was, in fact, so talented that rumours began to circulate that he was a magician. These rumours were amplified by Allen’s relationship with Queen Elizabeth I’s head astronomer, the occultist and atheist, John Dee. Allen was also an early supporter of ou
📚👻 At Duke Humfrey’s Library, our chained books aren’t the only thin…
3.3K views1 month ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
Visit Duke Humfrey's, the Bodleian's oldest Reading Room. Maximum medieval/dark academia vibes. ⚔️📖🦇 | Bodleian Libraries
2:22
Visit Duke Humfrey's, the Bodleian's oldest Reading Room. Maximum …
187.3K views2 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
🦙📚 Alpacas in the library - coming Friday! 📚🦙 As part of our efforts to improve wellbeing and reduce stress and anxiety during this exam period, the Bodleian Libraries will once again welcome a small herd of alpacas onto our premises! Last year 500 students, academics, Bodleian staff and library card holders queued round the Radcliffe Camera to meet, pet and feed these peaceful animals in a short break from their work and studies. We will be hosting them again on the Radcliffe Camera lawn on
🦙📚 Alpacas in the library - coming Friday! 📚🦙 As part of our efforts to i…
1.6K views7 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
Bodleian Libraries
Bodleian Libraries
Mar 7, 2017
ox.ac.uk
Bodleian Library | Experience Oxfordshire
Bodleian Library | Experience Oxfordshire
1 month ago
experienceoxfordshire.org
58K views · 125 reactions | Exhibitions, Cafe and Shop. Open daily in Oxford. | Bodleian Libraries | Facebook
0:35
58K views · 125 reactions | Exhibitions, Cafe and Shop. Open …
58K views1 week ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:18
7.6K views · 212 reactions | #MyBodleian #ArchitectureofTheD…
3.2K views2 weeks ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:05
1.8K views · 23 reactions | Bodleian Libraries on Reels | Facebook
234 views2 weeks ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
Bodleian Libraries on Reels
500 views9 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
1:34
Now the sun has gone down and the mood is feeling moony and right, l…
3.5K viewsNov 21, 2018
FacebookBodleian Libraries
1:04
Duke Humfrey's Library is our oldest Reading Room, with parts dating b…
2.4K viewsOct 28, 2022
FacebookBodleian Libraries
1:06
3.2K views · 51 reactions | Bodleian Libraries on Reels | Facebook
795 views3 weeks ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
Using the Bodleian Old Library
Mar 31, 2021
ox.ac.uk
2:00
We've reached a BIG milestone! You can now freely view more than on…
2.3K viewsAug 18, 2021
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:32
Can you help preserve the treasures of the past, and make them availa…
22.2K viewsJan 22, 2020
FacebookBodleian Libraries
The Bodleian Library to open a vast exhibit on J. R. R. Tolkien--Aleteia
3 months ago
aleteia.org
1:46
"The first Persian manuscript came into the library in 1602, just after S…
1.7K viewsJun 14, 2021
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:44
Have you visited? | Bodleian Libraries
823 views11 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:34
We're thrilled that the Duke Humfrey's Library has been shortli…
25.9K views6 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:29
12K views · 249 reactions | The Bodleian's newest exhibition, Trea…
5.2K views1 week ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
1:16
It’s always exciting to see Bodleian Libraries’ collections and colleagu…
51.9K views8 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:31
We’re hiring. TWO Senior Managers in Bodleian Collections Managem…
88.1K views4 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:06
🚨 Tomorrow! 🚨 Join us at the Weston Library for a special event to celeb…
1.7K views8 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:20
New display at the Weston Library! 'The Lighted Window' is free to vie…
4.3K viewsNov 5, 2024
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:16
Fantasy authors 🤝 The Bodleian Libraries. J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Le…
10.2K views11 months ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:49
29K views · 127 reactions |  It's the Bodleian's birthday but we're...
5.8K views2 weeks ago
FacebookBodleian Libraries
0:56
This is Bilbo Baggins' walking song The Road Goes Ever On. Tolkien: …
18.3K viewsMay 23, 2018
FacebookBodleian Libraries
Bodleian Libraries Public Engagement on Psalms for Self-R…
Jan 14, 2023
ox.ac.uk
Bodleian Libraries reach the milestone of 1 millionth image onli…
Aug 18, 2021
ox.ac.uk
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder