This book serves as the essential companion to the late thirteenth-century, Middle English manuscript, Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud Misc. 108. It marks a collaborative effort by scholars who inve
In 1942, the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American servicemen that advised them on the peculiarities of the "British, their country, and their ways." Over sixty years later,
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A timeless selection of Wonderful Things, this book highlights the tremendous range of the Bodleian Library's collections. From the sixth-century Laudian Acts—a manuscript probably used by Bede himsel
These engaging volumes were originally published in the 1920s, as part of a series which sought to help the middle classes acquire and perfect social decorum. Filled with timeless advice and charmin
The Russian Revolution has been examined countless times, but never from the perspective of postcards. This book is an extraordinary visual record of the tumultuous events of the 1905, the Menshevik,
In taking soup do not gurgle or make throat noises These engaging volumes were originally published in the 1920s, as part of a series which sought to help the middle classes acquire and perfect social
In 2010, with a bequest from the Garfield Weston Foundation, the Bodleian Library and the London firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects began to move forward with plans to refurbish the New Bodleian. Having s
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When American troops arrived in Paris at the end of World War II, they were at first welcomed by the local population. However, the French soon began to resent the Americans for their brashness and di
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 rea
A blessed companion is a booka book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend.”Douglas William Jerrold Much reading is like much eating, wholly useless without digestion.”Robert SouthIf I had read
Across the centuries, few experiences in life rival the excitement and emotional intensity of falling in love. Yet from the moment we set eyes on a special someone, the path to their heart seems strew
Don’t think that your wife has placed waste-paper baskets in the rooms as ornaments.Don’t forget that very true remark that while face powder may catch a man, baking powder is the s
The Bodleian Library is home to some of the finest examples of illuminated letters. Now, with An Illuminated Alphabet, readers young and old can enjoy a wide selection of these extraordinary letters i
“Without a revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement.” So wrote Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and founder of the USSR. Lenin was profoundly aw
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Don’t think that your wife has placed waste-paper baskets in the rooms as ornaments.Don’t forget that very true remark that while face powder may catch a man, baking powder i
