The Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 13 million printed items, it
Bodleian Library
Door to the Bodleian's main entrance, with the coats of arms of several Oxford colleges
The library in 1566, drawn by John Bereblock and given to Queen Elizabeth I as part of a book when she first visited Oxford
The Library seen from Radcliffe Square
The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world and the w
Bodleian Library
…The Bodleian Library () is the main research library of the University of Oxford. Founded in 1602 by Sir Thomas Bodley, it is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 13 million printed items, it is the second-largest library…
Balliol, one of Oxford's oldest colleges
An engraving of Christ Church, Oxford, 1742
Lady Margaret Hall, founded in 1878
Somerville College, founded in 1879