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AHRC project @ucl @livesandletters uncovering the stories of books gifted to @bodleianlibs 1600-20. PI:@dr_allotment Co-I:@mattsymonds PD:@anna_lujz RA:@Ben_WT

 UCL/ Bodleian Library Oxford
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Welcome! We are an @ahrcpress-funded project @ucl @livesandletters uncovering the stories behind books gifted to @bodleianlibs 1600-20. Follow to find out the roles gender, colonialism, & class played in shaping scholarship. Find out more here:livesandletters.ac.uk/projec… Please RT
Image of the Duke Humfrey Library at the Bodleian in Oxford. It shows a large room with three rows of bookcases filled with books bound in brown leather and separated by a central aisle. The bookcases have desks attached with chairs at them. The ceiling, supported by wooden beams, is decorated with a repeating design of brightly coloured paintings depicting Oxford University's crest. Paintings of 16th century figures adorn the walls. Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

ALT Image of the Duke Humfrey Library at the Bodleian in Oxford. It shows a large room with three rows of bookcases filled with books bound in brown leather and separated by a central aisle. The bookcases have desks attached with chairs at them. The ceiling, supported by wooden beams, is decorated with a repeating design of brightly coloured paintings depicting Oxford University's crest. Paintings of 16th century figures adorn the walls. Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC BY-SA 3.0

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Many of the books of the early @bodleianlibs entered the collection bearing marks of previous owners. This 1628 work on Greek scripture was inscribed by Thomas Barlow of @QueensCollegeOx @QueensLibOx, a well known annotator, who also added a motto in Greek. (B 1.14 Linc.)
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Many shelves of the early @bodleianlibs were colourful! The textblocks of books were often stained with bright colours. These were usually displayed outwards, as seen in The Great Picture of Anne Clifford @lakelandarts (M 5.11 Jur, 4° O 8 Art, 4° O 2 Art)
The fore-edge of a 17th century book stained red.

ALT The fore-edge of a 17th century book stained red.

The fore-edge of a 17th century book stained blue.

ALT The fore-edge of a 17th century book stained blue.

The fore-edge of a 17th century book stained yellow.

ALT The fore-edge of a 17th century book stained yellow.

Jan van Belcamp, The Great Picture. This depicts Clifford and her family in 17th century dress with shelves of books. Many are facing outwards, showing off their brightly coloured fore-edges. Shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Non Derivatives licence.

ALT Jan van Belcamp, The Great Picture. This depicts Clifford and her family in 17th century dress with shelves of books. Many are facing outwards, showing off their brightly coloured fore-edges. Shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-Non Derivatives licence.

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Happy #Fragmentology Thursday! Early modern texts were often bound using earlier material. In Caesar Baronius's Annales Ecclesiastici (Antwerp, 1597), a musical score on parchment has been recycled to strengthen the book. Anyone recognise it? (@bodleianlibs, B 13.1-3 Th.)
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We're getting botanical today @bodleianlibs with Claude Duret's Histoire admirable des plantes et herbes (Paris, 1605). Illustrated with woodcuts of extraordinary plants, it includes the... interestingly shaped... phalle holandique or stinkhorn mushroom (8 D 10 Med.)
Printed title page of Duret's French work of botany, Historie admirable des plantes et herbes

ALT Printed title page of Duret's French work of botany, Historie admirable des plantes et herbes

Woodcut of the phallic shaped stinkhorn mushroom

ALT Woodcut of the phallic shaped stinkhorn mushroom

Full-page woodcut of a plant with roots on show. A snake and fly are depicted near the bottom.

ALT Full-page woodcut of a plant with roots on show. A snake and fly are depicted near the bottom.

Full-page woodcut of a thistle-like plant with sharp leaves.

ALT Full-page woodcut of a thistle-like plant with sharp leaves.

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In this month's blog, @Ben_WT encounters the foundational document for our project & a crucial tool for telling the stories of our books. "As Heavy as Two Cats or a King Penguin: Introducing @bodleianlibs Library’s Donor Register" livesandletters.ac.uk/node/1… @ucl @livesandletters
A set of scales. On one side appears two fluffy cats and the other the 17th century Bodleian Library register. The latter is large, bound in brown leather, and decorated with metal furniture.

ALT A set of scales. On one side appears two fluffy cats and the other the 17th century Bodleian Library register. The latter is large, bound in brown leather, and decorated with metal furniture.

The Earl of Pembroke Philip Herbert’s richly decorated entry, illuminated with gold and red ink, in the register recording in Latin his donation made in 1649. Bodleian Library, Library Records b. 903, p.367.

ALT The Earl of Pembroke Philip Herbert’s richly decorated entry, illuminated with gold and red ink, in the register recording in Latin his donation made in 1649. Bodleian Library, Library Records b. 903, p.367.

An example printed entry for William Wilson, Canon of Windsor, who donated four books in 1600. The titles of books are in Latin, and it is decorated with a woodcut initial depicting a scholar writing in a book. Bodleian Library, Library Records b. 903, p.21

ALT An example printed entry for William Wilson, Canon of Windsor, who donated four books in 1600. The titles of books are in Latin, and it is decorated with a woodcut initial depicting a scholar writing in a book. Bodleian Library, Library Records b. 903, p.21

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Interested in learning more about our project? We'll be posting regular updates over at our @livesandletters @ucl blog livesandletters.ac.uk/blog First up, @anna_lujz with an overview-- "Introducing the Shaping Scholarship Project" livesandletters.ac.uk/news/i…
Image of title page of the Bodleian Donor's register. The text is in Latin and exults Bodley's refounding of the library and the purpose of the register. It is printed on now discoloured vellum. The large metal clasps can be see at the edge of the image.

ALT Image of title page of the Bodleian Donor's register. The text is in Latin and exults Bodley's refounding of the library and the purpose of the register. It is printed on now discoloured vellum. The large metal clasps can be see at the edge of the image.

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