In 1755 Richard Rawlinson bequeathed his vast collection of books and manuscripts to the Bodleian Library. The manuscripts alone numbered over 5,000, and the 167 of these which contain Middle English
Following publication in 1826, this illustrated one-volume translation of Vitruvius's ten-book architectural treatise was long considered the standard English edition.
First published in 1857, this two-volume work covers obsolete, rare and dialectal English words, providing definitions, etymologies and illustrative examples.
This 1849 English translation of Schlegel's shorter works includes his significant contributions to literary criticism, art theory, and comparative grammar.
A two-volume 1888 English translation of Emil Naumann's Illustrierte Musikgeschichte, with additional chapters on English music by Frederick Gore Ouseley.