What s on at THE BODLEIAN Autumn 2011 Libraries university of oxford TREASURES of the Bodleian 30 Sept 23 dec admission free
Welcome to What s on at the Bodleian AUTUMN 2011 Dear Visitor, Welcome to the Bodleian Libraries. You will find here a universe of knowledge to discover. Whether you visit our autumn exhibition Treasures of the Bodleian, see our temporary displays featuring our Kafka collection in October and celebrating William Golding s birth in November, take a tour of the Library, browse in the shop, attend a talk or visit our website, you will find an opportunity to discover our distinguished collections, magnificent buildings and informative programmes. Sarah Thomas, Bodley s Librarian Contents AUTUMN ExhibitioN - TreasureS OF THE BODLEIAN P3 events - TALKS AND LECTURES P4 displays P6 visit the bodleian library P7 WHAT S ONLINE P9 friends of the bodleian P10 bodleian library publishing P11 Front cover image: Marco Polo s Travels, c. 1400 2
Admission Free Exhibition autumn 2011 exhibition - Treasures of the Bodleian 30 September 23 december 2011 Exhibition Room, Bodleian Library, Old Schools Quad, Catte Street, Oxford OX1 3BG Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am 5pm Saturday 9am 4.30pm Sunday 11am 5pm https://treasures.bodleian.ox.ac.uk The Bodleian Autumn exhibition looks towards the new permanent gallery in the Weston Library when it opens in 2015. On display will be some of the Bodleian s rarest, most important and most evocative items, from ancient papyri through medieval oriental manuscripts to twentieth-century printed books and ephemera. They are arranged into broad themes: the classical heritage; mapping the world; the sacred word; the animal and plant kingdoms; works of the imagination; the sciences of observation and calculation; historical moments in time. Members of the public can give their thoughts on which of the Library s treasures should be put on permanent display. We are delighted to be able to put on public display a selection of the Bodleian s greatest treasures.we want our collections to be accessible to the public, for people to come and see them, admire, inspect and get close to them. We want our treasures to become part of the public vocabulary. Sarah Thomas, Bodley s Librarian Highlights of the exhibition include: Marco Polo s Travels, Manuscript, 14th century, one of the great picture books of the Middle Ages (M.R. James) Telegrams from the Titanic, 1912 Codex Mendoza, a 16thcentury Aztec manuscript Robert Hooke, Micrographia, 1665, the first work in English to publish observations made under the microscope The Gutenberg Bible, c.1455 Wilfred Owen, Anthem for Dead Youth, 1917. a hand-written draft The Kennicott Bible, illuminated Hebrew Bible, 1476 Magna Carta, 1217. One of the 17 surviving copies William Shakespeare, First Folio, 1623 Find out more online at www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/exhibitions Follow us on twitter @bodleianlibs #BODtreasures Top: Portrait of Sir Thomas Bodley by Nicholas Hilliard, 1598 Middle: Zodiac man (from a treatise on medicine and the zodiac), Late 14th century Bottom: The Gutenberg Bible, c. 1455 3
Events Talks and Lectures LECTURES TO ACCOMPANY THE TREASURES EXHIBITION Convocation House, Old Bodleian Library (Entrance in Old Schools Quadrangle) 13.00 13.30 - FREE ADMISSION Thursday, 20 October Wilfred Owen, Anthem for Dead [Doomed] Youth Professor Jon Stallworthy (Wolfson College) Author of the first biography of Wilfred Owen and editor of his Complete Poems and Fragments. Thursday, 27 October William Shakespeare, First Folio Dr Emma Smith (Fellow and Tutor in English, Hertford College) Author of The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare Thursday, 3 November Robert Hooke, Micrographia Dr William Poole (John Galsworthy Fellow and Tutor in English, New College) Author of The World Makers: Scientists of the Restoration and the Search for the Origins of the Earth Friday, 18 November Magna Carta Professor Richard Sharpe (Professor of Diplomatic, Wadham College) FRIENDS OF THE BODLEIAN LECTURES Convocation House, Old Bodleian Library (Entrance in Old Schools Quadrangle) 13.00 13.30 Tuesday, 8 November Editing Huge Holinshed for the 21st Century Dr Felicity Heal (Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, Jesus College) Dr Heal will talk about the two editions (1577 and 1587) of Holinshed s Chronicles, which was the definitive chronicle collection of the Elizabethan era, best known for providing much of the material for Shakespeare s English histories. She will look at the differences between the editions, and then discuss the on-line comparison of the texts that she and her colleagues have undertaken. Tuesday, 22 November Lost and Found: the Bodleian Shakespeare Folio Dr Emma Smith (Fellow and Tutor in English, Hertford College) Dr Smith will discuss the story of how the Bodleian lost its First Folio of Shakespeare in the seventeenth century, and the efforts to get it back at the beginning of the twentieth. It s a story of personal rivalries as well as national ones, of a wonderfully amateurish and individual fundraising campaign, and of the way Oxford was changing on the eve of the First World War - as well as about the value of the book itself. Wine and sandwiches will be served in Chancellor s Court after each lecture at a cost of 7 per person, for which bookings should be made and paid for in advance with the Administrator. The FOB lectures are open to all but please register in advance. The Administrator, Friends of the Bodleian, Bodleian Libraries, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG. Tel: 01865 277234, Email: fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk 4
Events CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF THE BOOK MASTERCLASSES Pitt Rivers Museum Lecture Room, 14.15 15.30 DEALING MEANING: LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS AND THE MARKET Convenors: Kathryn Sutherland (English Faculty) and Chris Fletcher (Bodleian Library) Monday, 17 October The Business of Archives: handling the remains of Shelley and Larkin Joan Winterkorn (Bernard Quaritch, Ltd) Monday, 31 October Literary Archives and Monkfish: valuing Graham Greene and others Rik Gekoski (Gekoski Rare Books and Manuscripts) Monday, 14 November Playing the Fame Game: T E Lawrence, Hardy and the canonic manuscript Ed Maggs (Maggs Brothers) Monday, 28 November Agrippa: assessing the value of a self-destructing text Kevin Begos (Publisher and donor of Agrippa, a book of the dead) Masterclasses are open to all but please register if you are not a member of the University. E-mail bookcentre@bodleian.ox.ac.uk For more information and directions to the lecture room, see the CSB website, www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS MASTERCLASSES Convenors: Richard Sharpe (History Faculty) and Martin Kauffmann (Bodleian Library) Monday, 24 October Second-hand books in the 15th century: the case of St George s Chapel, Windsor Dr. James Willoughby (Oxford) Monday, 7 November Simplicity and subtlety in the Oxoniensis of Catullus (MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 30) Dr. David Butterfield (Cambridge) Monday, 21 November The evolution of the Middle English poetic manuscript Prof. Anthony Edwards (De Montfort) Centre for the Study of the Book All our lectures are FREE unless otherwise stated Top: William Shakespeare, The First Folio, 1623 Middle: Laud Ragamala, presented 1640 Bottom: Purcell, Ode for St Cecilia s Day, 1692 5
Dsiplays fermentum sed a, viverra sed ipsum. Sed tincidunt mi et diam. velit ipsum. Praesent vel mi sit amet elit ultrices consequat in at mi. Duis at ligula lectus. Cum sociis t amet arcu mauris, r adipiscing elit. Temporary Displays - ADMISSION FREE PROSCHOLIUM CASES OCTOBER Events Liebe Ottla 30 September - 30 October The Bodleian Library celebrates the acquisition of Franz Kafka s letters to his sister in partnership with the Deutsches Literaturarchiv in Marbach. An exhibition of Franz Kafka s letters to his sister Ottla with highlights from the Bodleian Kafka collection. NOVEMBER William Golding: Lord of the Flies and Beyond... 4 November - 23 December 2011 In celebration of the 100th anniversary of William Golding s birth. The display will be curated by the author s daughter, Judy Carver, and will feature the manuscript of Lord of the Flies. ONE-DAY DISPLAY The Bodleian Library: A Seasonal Selection from the Collections 2 December 2011, 10.00-16.30 Divinity School. A charming selection of seasonal material from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. OTHER EVENTS CHRISTMAS LIGHT NIGHT 2 December 2011, 18.30-20.00 Part of the city-wide seasonal one-day celebration. Visit the most beautiful medieval buildings in Oxford at night time. Explore the Divinity School, a masterpiece in English Gothic architecture and enjoy entertainment in the 17th-century Convocation House. The Bodleian Library shop will also stay open late. 6
Information Visit the Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library was founded by Sir Thomas Bodley and officially opened in 1602. In its reading rooms generations of famous scholars have studied through the ages, amongst them five monarchs, 40 Nobel Prize winners, 26 British Prime Ministers and writers including Oscar Wilde, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien. It is the largest university library in the UK and the combined library collections number more than 9 million printed items, in addition to 30,000 e-journals and vast quantities of materials in other formats. The Bodleian Library is also a major visitor attraction drawing over 300,000 visitors a year. Come and visit: The Bodleian welcomes visitors to see its iconic buildings and learn about the Library s history and its vast collections. Whether you have just half an hour or half a day to spare, there is always a chance to explore the historic buildings and quadrangles. our world-famous buildings include: The Old Schools Quadrangle with its magnificent buildings and monumental Tower of the Five Orders of Architecture. The Divinity School, a masterpiece of English Gothic architecture with its beautiful carved stone ceiling - the oldest teaching room and the first examination school of the University of Oxford. The 17th-century Convocation House, where Parliament was held during the Civil War, and Chancellor s Court. The medieval Duke Humfrey s Library. The Radcliffe Camera, the first rotunda library built in Britain. The subterranean Gladstone Link between the Old Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera. Top: Old Schools Quadrangle Middle: Duke Humfrey s Library Bottom: The Radcliffe Camera 7
Information fermentum sed a, viverra sed ipsum. Sed tincidunt mi et diam. velit ipsum. Praesent vel mi sit amet elit ultrices consequat in at mi. Duis at ligula lectus. Cum sociis t amet arcu mauris, r adipiscing elit. Autumn Tour Highlights UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS TOUR Wednesdays, 9.30am Visit the Gladstone Link which is the former book stack underneath the Radcliffe Events Camera and the underground tunnel. These areas have been re-opened after a period of extensive redesign and refurbishment. Come and see these brand new rooms and walk through the tunnel from the Camera to the Bodleian Library. The tour takes you to the Old Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera, too. OLD LIBRARY TOUR Saturdays, 9.45am Visit the Old Library Room in the University Church where the University s first library was housed in the middle ages. The tour also includes a visit to the Old Bodleian Library and the Radcliffe Camera. EXPLORE THE READING ROOMS TOUR Sundays, 11.15am & 1.15pm Explore the Library s wonderful reading rooms where famous scholars have studied The Divinity School, Bodleian Library through the ages. In Duke Humfrey s Library, you will be shown Selden End, which is not accessible to visitors on any other day of the week. You will also visit the Upper Reading Room with its magnificent 17th-century painted frieze. The tour also includes a visit to the Radcliffe Camera. FAMILY TOURS sir thomas bodley s family TOUR Sundays during school holidays at 2.45pm See the Divinity School and Duke Humfrey s medieval library. Learn about books and libraries in one of the oldest libraries in the world, where Harry Potter was filmed! The tour is suitable for families with young children, aged 5-11. The Bodleian is a working University library and occasionally tours must be cancelled or re-routed at short notice. 8
What s Online What s Online Treasures of the Bodleian http://treasures.bodleian.ox.ac.uk A website and a free mobile app will accompany the autumn 2011 exhibition. They will feature all the items on display in the Exhibition Room. The website features additional material including: John James Audubon s Birds of America. John Donne s only surviving poem in his handwriting. Handel s conducting copy of Messiah. Several items are accompanied by video presentations made by experts from the University of Oxford. Podcasts of music and readings from a number of manuscripts in both the original language and English will bring the ancient items to life. Gough Map www.goughmap.org The Gough Map is internationally renowned as one of the earliest maps to show Britain in a geographically-recognizable form. Yet to date, questions remain of how the map was made, who made it, when and why. This website presents an interactive, searchable edition of the Gough Map, together with contextual material, a blog, and information about the project and the Language of Maps colloquium. A book about the Gough Map has also been published by the Bodleian Library: The Gough Map: The Earliest Road Map of Britain (see www.bodleianbookshop.co.uk). Maimonides S Mishneh Torah http://maimonides.bodleian. ox.ac.uk The website features part of the first comprehensive code of Jewish Law, Mishneh Torah. Written between 1170 and 1180 by the rabbinic scholar Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, known as Maimonides or by his Hebrew acronym Rambam, the Mishneh Torah is one of the most important manuscripts of the Bodleian s world-class Hebrew collection. Maimonides (1137/8-1204) is known as the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages, as well as an eminent royal physician and philosopher. The manuscript, which has been kept in the Bodleian Libraries since the 17th century, has unique significance in that the copy is signed by Maimonides himself, who declares in his own handwriting that this copy is the authorized version. Top: Maimonides Mishneh Torah, 1170-1180 Middle: The Ashmole Bestiary, 13th century Bottom: Gough Map, 14th century 9
Friends fermentum sed a, viverra sed ipsum. Sed tincidunt mi et diam. velit ipsum. Praesent vel mi sit amet elit ultrices consequat in at mi. Duis at ligula lectus. Cum sociis t amet arcu mauris, r adipiscing elit. Friends of the Bodleian Founded in 1925, the Friends of the Bodleian is one of the oldest organizations of its kind. It provides funds for material that would otherwise be beyond the Library s reach. It also helps preserve the priceless collections and explains their significance through lectures and literary, musical and other events. Events Membership levels Friend - 25 per annum Student Friend - 15 per annum Friend (Dual membership) - 40 per annum Honourable Friend - 40 per annum Life Friend - 500 A selection of benefits Free lectures on the Library, its buildings, history, collections and services, and on more general literary, historical and bibliographical topics Literary and musical evenings with eminent figures discussing their work Private views of the Library s major and topical exhibitions and other events Special tours of the Library and visits to other libraries in Oxford and elsewhere An Islamic world map. The Book of Curiosities and Marvels for the Eyes. 12th/13th century A 10% discount on the price of a reader s ticket for the Library for those members not eligible for a free reader s ticket on other grounds, subject to the Library s normal admission requirements A 10% discount, obtainable online, in person or by post, on purchases from the Library Shop. Copies of the Publications, Gifts and Christmas catalogues are mailed to Friends annually The opportunity to obtain a pass from the Admissions Office to take guests to visit Arts End of Duke Humfrey s Library Two issues per year of the Friends Newsletter For more information about the work of the Friends of the Bodleian and how to become a member, please contact: The Friends Administrator Friends of the Bodleian Bodleian Library Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BG tel: 01865 (2)77234 / (2)87450 fax: 01865 (2)77187 email: fob@bodleian.ox.ac.uk www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/friends 10
Publishing Bodleian Library Publishing - AUTUMN 2011 TITLES Travel: A Literary History Peter Whitfield The first general survey of the entire history of travel literature, this book highlights over a hundred texts spanning more than 3,000 years from the ancient world to the present day. Price: 19.99 hb Superstitions: Omens, Charms, Cures 1787 Francis Grose, Introduction by John Simpson Reproducing one of the earliest collections of superstitions, this is a delightfully quirky guide to our traditional sayings and beliefs. Price: 4.99 hb Korean Treasures: Rare Books, Manuscripts and Artefacts in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford University Minh Chung This highly illustrated book showcases the many important Korean antiquities held in the Bodleian Libraries and Museums of Oxford in a single volume for the first time. Price: 35.00 hb A Pocket Guide to Vietnam, 1962 Foreword by Bruns Grayson, Vietnam Veteran, US Army Written to educate American soldiers on Vietnam s history, culture, politics, infrastructure, geography, and people, this is an eloquent and compelling document of a seminal decade. Price: 5.99 hb Dole Queues and Demons: British Election Posters from the Conservative Party Archive Foreword by Maurice Saatchi, Stuart Ball This lavishly illustrated book gives an excellent insight into the key issues and evolving strategies of the Conservative Party throughout the twentieth century, and up to the present day. Price: 19.99 pb Peter Mundy, Merchant Adventurer Edited by R.E. Pritchard This extraordinary account of one man s adventures across the globe is a compelling read and an invaluable resource Historians and lovers of travel literature alike. Price: 29.99 hb Cultural Revolution in Berlin: Jews in the Age of Enlightenment Shmuel Feiner and Natalie Naimark-Goldberg This richly illustrated is an excellent guide to the emergence of Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) in 18-century Germany. Price: 19.99 pb Request a catalogue, or place an order: Tel: 01767 604968 Email: publishing@bodleian.ox.ac.uk Web: www.bodleianbookshop.co.uk 11
We offer a variety of tours Please visit our website for latest updates: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/about/visitors Tours led by a guide 30-minute mini tour 4.50 60-minute standard tour 6.50 90-minute extended tour (can be booked in advance) 13.00 Audio Tours (self guided) Individual Ticket 2.50 Family Ticket 6.00 Visit the Divinity School (self guided) Individual Ticket 1.00 Individual Ticket with brief introductory talk (subject to availability) 2.00 Family visit to the Divinity School (includes children s trail sheet) Admits 2 adults and 3 children 3.50 Thomas Bodley s Children s Trail Sheet The Bodleian is a working University library and occasionally tours must be cancelled or re-routed at short notice. Tour tickets are available on the day in the Proscholium in Old Schools Quadrangle which can be accessed via Radcliffe Square or Broad Street. Group visits must be booked in advance: please email or call us. Children aged 11 and over are welcome to join the guided tours. Please note our tours involve climbing stairs and we regret there are no lifts available. We are closed for Christmas Saturday 24 December 2011 - Monday 2 January 2012 inclusive. Ne w Bodleian Librar y PARKS ROAD C A T T E S T R E E T B R O A D S T R E E T H O L Y WE L L S T R E E T Sheldonian Theatr e Chancellor s Court (closed for renovation until 2015). Admissions for Readers D ivinity School Clar endon Building Delegates Room Exhibition Room Convocation House Duke Humfrey s Library 1st Floor Proscholium Entrance BRASENOSE L ANE King s Arms Old Bodleian Library (Old Schools Quad) Radcliff e Camera Tea Room Great Gate Information Booth Shop R A D C L I F F E S Q UA R E Let us help arrange your visit Contact us at: Tel: +44 (0) 1865 277224 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 277218 Email: tours@bodleian.ox.ac.uk Autumn 2011 Shopping The Bodleian Shop stocks many exclusive gifts designed in-house, inspired by the Library s famous collections. We look forward to welcoming you. Open Monday Friday 9.00-17.15 Saturday 9.00-16.45 Sunday 11.00-17.00 Tel: 01865 277175 Email: shop@bodley.ox.ac.uk Website: www.shop.bodley.ox.ac.uk Access Most public areas are accessible. There are five onstreet disabled parking spaces near the Bodleian Library. Assistance dogs welcome. Transcripts and large-print materials are available. Please note our tours involve climbing stairs and we regret there are no lifts. KEEP IN TOUCH If you would like to receive our monthly e-update with information on exhibitions and events, subscribe to: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ bodley/about/exhibitions/ register FRIENDS GO FOR FREE Join the Friends of the Bodleian and you can have a private tour of the Bodleian Library for free. For details visit the FOB website www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/ bodley/friends