Bodleian

Bodleian
Bodleian Bod"lei*an, a. Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century. [1913 Webster]

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  • Bodleian — from Sir Thomas Bodley (1545 1613), who in 1597 refounded the library at Oxford University …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bodleian — [bäd lē′ən, bäd′lē ən] adj. [after Sir T. Bodley (1545 1613), Eng statesman & scholar who restored it] designating or of the Oxford University library …   English World dictionary

  • bodleian — (ˈ) bäd|lēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sir Thomas Bodley died 1613 English scholar (who restored the Oxford library) + English ian : belonging to the Bodleian Library of Oxford University …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bodleian Library — Entrance to the Library, with the coats of arms of several Oxford colleges Country United Kingdom Type …   Wikipedia

  • BODLEIAN LIBRARY — BODLEIAN LIBRARY, the official library of the University of Oxford, named after sir thomas bodley who refounded it. It is one of the world s greatest libraries, and second in importance in England only to the British Museum. There were Hebrew… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Bodleian Library — Eingang der Bibliothek, mit den Wappen verschiedener Oxford Colleges Die Bodleian Library (Bodleiana) ist die Hauptbibliothek der Universität Oxford. Sie zählt zu den fünf Pflichtexemplarbibliotheken im Vereinigten Königreich, bei denen nach den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bodleian Library — Bibliothèque bodléienne Porche d’entrée de la Bibliothèque bodléienne, décoré des armes de plusieurs collèges de l’université d Oxford La Bibliothèque bodléienne ou en anglais Bodleian Library, fondée en 1602, est la plus prestigieuse des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bodleian Library — the main library of Oxford University. It has one of the largest collections in the world of books and papers, many of them written by hand. It is one of the six copyright libraries in the British Isles. * * * Library of the University of Oxford… …   Universalium

  • Bodleian Law Library — The Bodleian Law Library is a part of Oxford University s Bodleian Library, and is also the library of the Faculty of Law. It is situated in the St Cross Building, 5 to 10 minutes walk from the site of the main Bodleian Library …   Wikipedia

  • Bodleian Library — Bod|lei|an Li|bra|ry the Bodleian Library also the Bodleian the university library of Oxford University, which has many of the country s oldest and most famous books and papers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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