Bodleian Library Treasures by David Vaisey (Hardcover, 2017)

Bodleian Library

Bodleian Library TreasuresAuthor(s): David Vaisey\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bodleian Library, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bodleian Library\nISBN-13: 9781851244775, 978-1851244775\nSynopsis\nSince its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all ages and from all corners of the globe. From this huge collection David Vaisey, former Bodleys Librarian and Keeper of the University Archives, has selected over one hundred treasures that have a story to tell. \n\n Many of these treasures are well-loved around the world and include Jane Austens manuscript for The Watsons, Shelleys notebooks, a map of Narnia illustrated by [url] Lewis and the original Wind in the Willows manuscript. Others are known for their beauty and historical value, such as the thirteenth-century Douce Apocalypse, the Magna Carta and the Gutenberg Bible. Many items hold poignant stories, like the little book hand-written by the eleve.