Tolkein: Maker of Middle Earth by Catherine McIlwaine
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Category: Bodleian Library
The range of J. R. R. Tolkien's talents is remarkable. Not only was he an accomplished linguist and philologist, as well as a scholar of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature and Norse folklore, but also a skillful illustrator and storyteller. Drawing on these talents, he created a universe which is for m ...Show more
The Oxford Inklings : Lewis, Tolkien and Their Circle by Colin Duriez
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The Oxford Inklings tells the story of the friendships, mutual influence, and common purpose of the Inklings - the literary circle which congregated around C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Meeting in pubs or Lewis's college rooms, they included an influential array of literary figures. They were, claimed ...Show more
Martha Lloyd's Household Book: The Original Manuscript from Jane Austen's Kitchen by Martha Lloyd, Julienne Gehrer (annotations)
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This is the first facsimile publication of 'Martha Lloyd's Household Book', the manuscript cookbook of Jane Austen's closest friend. Martha's notebook is reproduced in a colour facsimile section with complete transcription and detailed annotation. Introductory chapters discuss its place among other hous ...Show more
Einstein in Oxford by Andrew Robinson; Silke Ackermann (Foreword by)
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Category: Bodleian Library
An intimate account of Albert Einstein's visit to Oxford in the 1930's, casting new light on why he continues to be the world's most famous scientist. In 1931, Albert Einstein visited Oxford to receive an honorary degree and lecture on relativity and the universe. While teaching, he naturally chalked eq ...Show more
Twelfth Night: Illustrated by Eric Ravilious by William Shakespeare
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Category: Bodleian Library
A stunning facsimile of the 1932 edition of Twelfth Night illustrated by Eric Ravilious. Together with a newly commissioned introduction, this book includes a facsimile of one of Eric Ravilious’s finest illustrated works, first published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1932 in a limited print run and no ...Show more
Botanical Art Notebook Set: 3 A5 ruled notebooks with stitched spines by Bodleian Library the
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Johann Wilhelm Weinmann was an apothecary who established a botanic garden in Regensburg and set about producing a highly detailed catalogue of plants and their uses, with illustrations commissioned from some of the finest engravers of the time. The resulting Phytanthoza Iconographia is an immense work, ...Show more
The Book Lovers' Anthology: A Compendium of Writing About Books, Readers and Libraries by BODLEIAN LIBRARY THE,
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A blessed companion is a book--a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend."--Douglas William Jerrold "Much reading is like much eating, wholly useless without digestion."--Robert South "If I had read as much as other men, I should have been as ignorant as they." --Thomas HobbesCan books corrupt? Do ...Show more
Treasures from the Map Room: A Journey Through the Bodleian Collections by Debbie Hall
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This book explores the stories behind seventy-five extraordinary maps. It includes unique treasures such as the fourteenth-century Gough Map of Great Britain, exquisite portolan charts made in the fifteenth century, the Selden Map of China - the earliest example of Chinese merchant cartography - and an ...Show more
Write Cut Rewrite: The Cutting Room Floor of Modern Literature by Dirk Hulle, Mark Nixon
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Category: Bodleian Library
An illumination of writing's mysteries through examining the words and ideas that were edited out of renowned novels, poems, and plays. Imagine looking over your favorite author's shoulder and witnessing the moment they begin writing the opening chapter of their best-loved novel. What you might see is ...Show more
Ferdinand Bauer's Remarkable Birds by Jonathan Elphick
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Category: Bodleian Library
A richly illustrated volume, which reproduces one of the finest collections of eighteenth-century ornithological art in its entirety. In 1786, Austrian natural history artist Ferdinand Bauer traveled to Italy and the Levant. The watercolors he created from meticulous drawings made during the trip are a ...Show more
C. S. Lewis's Oxford by Simon Horobin
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Category: Bodleian Library
A detailed portrait of C.S. Lewis and the influence Oxford had on his fantastical fiction, including newly discovered letters and an unpublished poem. The fantastical fictional land of Narnia, famously reached via a magical wardrobe, has many connections to the world in which its creator C.S. Lewis live ...Show more
Foiled Journal #247: Bodleian Libraries, No Ordinary Girls by Flame Tree Studio
$24.99 AUD
Category: Bodleian Library | Series: Flame Tree Notebooks Ser.
Part of a series of exciting and luxurious Flame Tree Notebooks. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the covers are printed on foil in five colours, embossed, then foil stamped. And they're powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmarks and a s ...Show more