British Library
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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multipl
The British Library from the piazza
The British Library branch at Boston Spa (on Thorp Arch Trading Estate), West Yorkshire
Entrance hall with tapestry
The British Library with St Pancras railway station behind it
Bodleian Library
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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
Doorway to the Schola Moralis Philosophiae (School of Moral Philosophy) at the Bodleian Library (now the staff entrance in the Schools Quadrangle)