The Bodleian Library at Oxford

Name: The Bodleian Library at Oxford
Author: Falconer Madan

by Falconer Madan

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THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY AT OXFORD
CHAPTER I LIBRARIES AND THEIR KINDS
CHAPTER II SIR THOMAS BODLEY AND HIS FOUNDATION, 1598-1613
CHAPTER III THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY, 1613-1860
CHAPTER IV THE BODLEIAN IN MODERN TIMES
The Bodleian at the Present Time
A. Buildings and Reading Rooms
B. Organization
C. Facilities for Readers
D. Finance
CHAPTER V THE MANUSCRIPT AND OTHER TREASURES
Examples of Association.
THE CHIEF COLLECTIONS OF THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY (In order of acquisition) WITH NOTES OF SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT VOLUMES IN THEM
A. Manuscripts
B. Printed Books
CHAPTER VI METHODS AND MATERIALS OF MODERN STUDY
1. Stonehenge
2. The Loss of King John’s Treasures in the Wash, A.D. 1216
Historical
Literary
Miscellaneous
APPENDIX
FOOTNOTES
INDEX
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