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MINUTES of the 84Th MEETING of AYNHO HISTORY SOCIETY HELD at the VILLAGE HALL, AYNHO on WEDNESDAY 27Th JANUARY 2016
MINUTES OF THE 84th MEETING OF AYNHO HISTORY SOCIETY HELD AT THE VILLAGE HALL, AYNHO ON WEDNESDAY 27th JANUARY 2016 Present: - Rupert Clark – Chairman & Treasurer Peter Cole - Secretary. 1. Chairman’s Report Copies of Nicholas Cooper’s Aynho book have become available for sale at £15. A visit to Rousham House suggested last year would have to be on a Sunday afternoon. Let Rupert know if you would like this to be arranged. 2. Secretary’s Report Rupert, Keith and Peter as representatives of the Cartwright Archive have met Sarah Bridges (Archivist) at the Northants Records Office to discuss the Archive’s conservation and future. Further updates once the Charity Committee has met in February. 3. “A History of the University of Oxford” by Alastair Lack Oxford is the third oldest university in Europe, behind Bologna in Italy and the Sorbonne in Paris. There were students in Oxford in the 1090s, but this was not under grad education, as we know it, more like private tutoring. Various people established “halls” (like a boarding house) around the Church of St Mary the Virgin. Students were between 12 and 15 years old, they drank, they gambled and as the untrained hall owners did the teaching they didn’t learn much. Little changed much until 1170 when King Henry II demanded that all English students at the Sorbonne should return to England as he was concerned about a brain drain. Oxford was the only established place of study for them to return to. In 1196, the first account of these academic halls was written by Geoffrey of Monmouth; he was a prominent intellect of the day and had visited Oxford to presented three lectures on law. -
College and Research Libraries
By MAX LEDERE~ A Stroll Through English Libraries Dr. Lederer is a fellow of the Library of now, a modern library having been estab Congress. lished right below the old one. The Bod leian Library, however, is still, as it has been HEN VISITING English libraries, one for ages, a working library, not only one of W looks back to six centuries of devoted the most revered, but also one of the largest service to the reader. Within convenient and most important institutions of its kind. range of the traveler are London and Ox The old Bodleian is too well known to ford. The libraries of these two cities offer require a minute description. Generation a good choice for a general view. after generation has climbed the shallow Let us start with Oxford, the ancient seat steps of the quaint wooden staircase. One of learning fQr almost seven centuries, would not suspect when passing the modest whose coat of arms humbly points to the entrance in a corner of the Old Schools eternal source of all truth and wisdom: Quadrangle that he was entering one of the Dominus illuminatio mea. In the venerable noblest repositories of man's wisdom and Merton College Library-the building was learning. Founded in the fifteenth century erected in the years I373-78-the lance it was despoiled IOO years later, and then shaped, narrow windows throw a dim light restored by Sir Thomas Bodley at the end on rows of leather-bound volumes, the gilt of the sixteenth century. The !-square titles and edges of which have long ago shaped hall with its beautiful old roofing, faded. -
Strategy 2018-2022
BODLEIAN LIBRARIES STRATEGY 2018–2022 Sharing knowledge, inspiring scholarship Advancing learning, research and innovation from the heart of the University of Oxford through curating, collecting and unlocking the world’s information. MESSAGE FROM BODLEY’S LIBRARIAN The Bodleian is currently in its fifth century of serving the University of Oxford and the wider world of scholarship. In 2017 we launched a new strategy; this has been revised in 2018 to be in line with the University’s new strategic plan (www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/strategic-plan). This new strategy has been formulated to enable the Bodleian Libraries to achieve three key aims for its work during the period 2018-2022, to: 1. help ensure that the University of Oxford remains at the forefront of academic teaching and research worldwide; 2. contribute leadership to the broader development of the world of information and libraries for society; and 3. provide a sustainable operation of the Libraries. The Bodleian exists to serve the academic community in Oxford and beyond, and it strives to ensure that its collections and services remain of central importance to the current state of scholarship across all of the academic disciplines pursued in the University. It works increasingly collaboratively with other parts of the University: with college libraries and archives, and with our colleagues in GLAM, the University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums. A key element of the Bodleian’s contribution to Oxford, furthermore, is its broader role as one of the world’s leading libraries. This status rests on the depth and breadth of its collections to enable scholarship across the globe, on the deep connections between the Bodleian and the scholarly community in Oxford, and also on the research prowess of the libraries’ own staff, and the many contributions to scholarship in all disciplines, that the library has made throughout its history, and continues to make. -
Keio University Summer School 2019 Christ Church: August 19 – September 10
DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION PUBLIC & INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES Keio University Summer School 2019 Christ Church: August 19 – September 10 Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford © Darrell Godliman University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education Keio University Summer School 2019 University of Oxford Oxford University is a historic and unique institution. As the oldest university in the English- speaking world, it can lay claim to nine centuries of continuous existence. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed in Oxford in some form in the late 11th century. Today there are over 22,600 students at Oxford University, including around 11,603 undergraduates and 10,499 postgraduates. Over 40% of the student body – nearly 9,200 students – are citizens of foreign countries. Students come to Oxford from more than 140 countries and territories. Each student is a member of one of the 38 colleges or 6 permanent private halls. The collegiate system is at the heart of the university’s success, giving students and academics the benefits of belonging to both a large, internationally renowned institution and to a small, interdisciplinary academic community. Colleges and halls select and admit undergraduate students, and select graduate students after they are admitted by the university. They provide accommodation, meals, common rooms, libraries, sports and social activities, and pastoral care for their students; and are responsible for students’ tutorial teaching and welfare. Information on Oxford University is available at: www.ox.ac.uk/about Department for Continuing Education The mission of Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is to make the scholarship of the university accessible to wider audiences. -
Oxford University's Bodleian Library Buildings
international · peer reviewed · open access From Bodleian to Idea Stores: The Evolution of English Library Design Rebecca K. Miller MSLS candidate School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Library Student Journal, January 2008 Abstract Library architecture, along with planning and design, is a significant consideration for librarians, architects, and city and institutional planners. Meaningful library architecture and planning has a history as old and rich as the very idea of libraries themselves, and can provide insight into the most dynamic library communities. This essay examines England’s history of library architecture and what it reveals, using three specific institutions to document the evolution of library design, planning, and service within a single, national setting. Oxford University’s Bodleian Library, the British Library, and the Idea Stores of London’s Tower Hamlets Borough represent— respectively, the past, present, and future of library architecture and design in England. The complex tension between rich tradition and cutting-edge innovation within England’s libraries and surrounding communities exposes itself through the changing nature of English library architecture, ultimately revealing the evolution of a national attitude concerning libraries and library service for the surrounding communities. Introduction Meaningful library architecture and planning has a long and complex history, and has the power to provide insight into the most dynamic library communities. There exists perhaps no better example of this phenomenon than the libraries of England; this country has a rich history of library architecture and continues to lead the way in library technology and innovation. -
Strategy 2017-2022
Bodleian Libraries Strategy 2017–2022 Sharing knowledge, inspiring scholarship Advancing learning, research and innovation from the heart of the University of Oxford through curating, collecting and unlocking the world’s information. MESSAGE FROM BODLEY’S LIBRARIAN The Bodleian is currently in its fifth century of serving the University of Oxford, and the wider world of scholarship. This new strategy has been formulated to enable the Bodleian Libraries to achieve three key aims for its work during the period 2017-2022, to: 1. help ensure that the University of Oxford remains at the forefront of academic teaching and research worldwide; 2. contribute leadership to the broader development of the world of information and libraries for society; and 3. provide a sustainable operation of the Libraries. The Bodleian exists to serve the academic community in Oxford and beyond, and it strives to ensure that its collections and services remain of central impor- tance to the current state of scholarship across all of the academic disciplines pursued in the University. It works increasingly collaboratively with other parts of the University: with college libraries and archives, and with our colleagues in GLAM, the University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums. A key element of the Bodleian’s contribution to Oxford, furthermore, is its broader role as one of the world’s leading libraries. This status rests on the depth and breadth of its collections to enable scholarship across the globe, on the deep connections between the Bodleian and the scholarly community in Oxford, and also on the research prowess of the libraries’ own staff, and the many contributions to scholarship in all disciplines, that the library has made throughout its history, and continues to make. -
The Bodleian Libraries E Ents
EENTS THE BODLEIAN LIBRARIES @ THE BODLEIAN LIBRARIES Chief amongst the University’s libraries the Bodleian dates back to 1488 with its first 300 books donated by Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester. Over the last 400 years it has expanded to become the second-largest library in the UK, holding more than 12 million printed items and outstanding special collections. BLACKWELL HALL This bright and airy atrium has a colonnade THE DIVINITY SCHOOL overlooking Broad Street, with a smooth stone floor, high ceilings and visible gallery The grandest room in of books. One of Oxford’s largest spaces the original Old Bodleian for dining, with plenty of room for drinks Library was designed to receptions and dancing. There is an in-built impress. Completed in PA system and the option to have a private 1488, the Divinity School is view of the Libraries’ current exhibitions. a masterpiece of late gothic Blackwell Hall provides a modern flexible architecture with a magnificent space for a larger event. stone carved ceiling. The huge arched windows down both Capacity 250 seated or 450 standing sides give a dramatic impact Available from 5pm to your dinner, reception or presentation. LECTURE THEATRE Capacity 120 seated or 200 standing The Lecture Theatre is well lit, modern and Available from 4pm sleek in design, allowing your content to take centre-stage. There are comfortable tiered seats, soft-fold tables and power sockets, and the room is equipped with an in-built PA system with microphones, including lectern and table-based panel mics, and a screen. Capacity 117 fixed seating Available from 8.30am–4.30pm, and 5pm with Blackwell Hall hire WESTON ROOF TERRACE CONVOCATION HOUSE Newly opened in 2015 the Roof Terrace on the top floor of the Weston Library provides Convocation House was added onto the Divinity School in 1637 to a spectacular setting for drinks receptions. -
The Clarendon Building Conservation Plan
The Clarendon Building The Clarendon Building, OxfordBuilding No. 1 144 ConservationConservation Plan, April Plan 2013 April 2013 Estates Services University of Oxford April 2013 The Clarendon Building, Oxford 2 Conservation Plan, April 2013 THE CLARENDON BUILDING, OXFORD CONSERVATION PLAN CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 Purpose of the Conservation Plan 7 1.2 Scope of the Conservation Plan 8 1.3 Existing Information 9 1.4 Methodology 9 1.5 Constraints 9 2 UNDERSTANDING THE SITE 13 2.1 History of the Site and University 13 2.1.1 History of the Bodleian Library complex 14 2.2 History of the Clarendon Building 16 3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CLARENDON BUILDING 33 3.1 Significance as part of the City Centre, Broad Street, Catte Street, and the 33 Central (City and University) Conservation Area 3.2 Significance as a constituent element of the Bodleian Library complex 35 3.3 Architectural Significance 36 3.3.1 Exterior Elevations 36 3.3.2 Internal Spaces 39 3.3.2.1 The Delegates’ Room 39 3.3.2.2 Reception 40 3.3.2.3 Admissions Office 41 The Clarendon Building, Oxford 3 Conservation Plan, April 2013 3.3.2.4 The Vice-Chancellor’s Office 41 3.3.2.5 Personnel Offices 43 3.3.2.6 Staircases 44 3.3.2.7 First-Floor Spaces 45 3.3.2.8 Second-Floor Spaces 47 3.3.2.9 Basement Spaces 48 3.4 Archaeological Significance 48 3.5 Historical and Cultural Significance 49 3.6 Significance of a functioning library administration building 49 4 VULNERABILITIES 53 4.1 Accessibility 53 4.2 Maintenance 54 4.2.1 Exterior Elevations and Setting 54 4.2.2 Interior Spaces 55 5 CONSERVATION -
Literature in Context: a Chronology, C16601825
Literature in Context: A Chronology, c16601825 Entries referring directly to Thomas Gray appear in bold typeface. 1660 Restoration of Charles II. Patents granted to reopen London theatres. Actresses admitted onto the English and German stage. Samuel Pepys begins his diary (1660 1669). Birth of Sir Hans Sloane (16601753), virtuoso and collector. Vauxhall Gardens opened. Death of Velàzquez (15591660), artist. 1661 Birth of Daniel Defoe (c16611731), writer. Birth of Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea (16611720), writer. Birth of Sir Samuel Garth (16611719). Louis XIV crowned in France (reigns 16611715). 1662 Publication of Butler’s “Hudibras” begins. The Royal Society is chartered. Death of Blaise Pascal (16231662), mathematician and philosopher. Charles II marries Catherine of Braganza and receives Tangier and Bombay as part of the dowry. Peter Lely appointed Court Painter. Louis XIV commences building at Versailles with Charles Le Brun as chief adviser. 1663 Milton finishes “Paradise Lost”. Publication of the Third Folio edition of Shakespeare. The Theatre Royal, Bridges Street, opened on the Drury Lane site with a revival of Fletcher’s “The Humorous Lieutenant”. Birth of Cotton Mather (16631728), American preacher and writer. 1664 Birth of Sir John Vanbrugh (16641726), dramatist and architect. Birth of Matthew Prior (16641721), poet. Lully composes for Molière’s ballets. “Le Tartuffe” receives its first performance. English forces take New Amsterdam and rename it New York. Newton works on Theory of Gravity (16641666). 1665 The Great Plague breaks out in London. Newton invents differential calculus. The “Journal des Savants”, the first literary periodical, is published in Paris. -
Bodleian Libraries What’S on January – March 2020
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD BODLEIAN LIBRARIES WHAT’S ON JANUARY – MARCH 2020 The Art of Advertising Talking Maps Thinking 3D EXHIBITIONS OPENS 5 MARCH 2020 FROM BODLEIAN PUBLISHING The Art of Advertising The Art of Advertising tells the story of early advertising communication MARCH through an incredible collection of 2020 handbills, trade and greeting cards, novelties, posters and much more. Drawing from the Bodleian’s renowned The Art of John Johnson Collection of Printed Advertising Ephemera, one of the largest and Julie Anne Lambert most important collections of printed 9781851245383 | HB £30 ephemera in the world, the exhibition Vintage will reveal how advertisements Advertising: reflect social attitudes over time An A to Z Julie Anne Lambert APRIL while showcasing some of the finest 9781851245406 | PB £15 examples of advertising illustration 2020 and commercial art. Talking Maps THE TREASURY, WESTON LIBRARY Jerry Brotton & ADMISSION FREE Nick Millea 9781851245154 HB £35 The Art of Advertising Activity Day Saturday 28 March | 12–4pm ADMISSION FREE DROP IN COMING SOON 9 APRIL 2020 Thinking 3D Books, images and ideas from Leonardo to the present Sensational Books Edited by Daryl Green & Laura Moretti Explore the experience of the book beyond 9781851245253 reading in our upcoming exhibition HB £35 Sensational Books, which features books and items from the Bodleian’s collections that invite a sensory response across the five senses of sight, sound, taste, smell and Available in the Bodleian Shops or online touch and beyond. at www.bodleianshop.co.uk OPEN UNTIL 8 MARCH 2020 Talking Maps Every map tells a story Drawing on the Bodleian’s unparalleled collection of more than 1.5 million maps, Talking Maps is a celebration of maps and Join our maps experts in the gallery what they tell us about the places they for an informal tour of the exhibition depict and the people that make and use Every Mon, Wed, Fri | 1–1.30pm them. -
Oxford INTRODUCTION
The BODLEIAN LIBRARY Oxford INTRODUCTION xford’s libraries are among the most Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester. Since 1602 it has celebrated in the world, not only for expanded, slowly at first but with increasing their incomparable collections of momentum over the last 150 years, to keep O pace with the ever-growing accumulation of books and manuscripts, but also for their buildings, some of which have remained in books and papers, but the core of the old continuous use since the Middle Ages. Among buildings has remained intact. These buildings them the Bodleian, the chief among the are still used by students and scholars University’s libraries, has a special place. First from all over the world, and they attract an opened to scholars in 1602, it incorporates an ever-increasing number of visitors, for whose earlier library erected by the University in the benefit this guide has been written. fifteenth century to house books donated by HISTORY he first library for Oxford University manuscripts, including several important – as distinct from the colleges – was classical texts. These volumes would have made housed in a room above the Old the existing library desperately overcrowded, T and in 1444 the University decided to erect Congregation House, begun c.1320 on a site to the north of the chancel of the University a new library over the Divinity School, Church of St Mary the Virgin. The building begun in about 1424 on a site at the northern stood at the heart of Oxford’s ‘academic end of School Street, just inside the town wall. -
Oxford Map V3
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