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Jewish Treasures from Oxford Libraries

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Author : Rebecca Abrams
Publisher : Bodleian Library
ISBN 13 : 9781851245024
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Jewish Treasures from Oxford Libraries written by Rebecca Abrams and published by Bodleian Library. This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Representing four centuries of collecting and 1000 years of Jewish history, this book brings together extraordinary Hebrew manuscripts and rare books from the Bodleian Library and Oxford colleges. Highlights of the collections include a fragment of Maimonides' autograph draft of the Mishneh Torah; the earliest dated fragment of the Talmud, exquisitely illuminated manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible; stunning festival prayerbooks and one of the oldest surviving Jewish seals in England. Lavishly illustrated essays by experts in the field bring to life the outstanding works contained in the collections, as well as the personalities and diverse motivations of their original collectors, who include Archbishop William Laud, John Selden, Edward Pococke, Robert Huntington, Venetian Jesuit Matteo Canonici, Benjamin Kennicott and Rabbi David Oppenheim. Saved for posterity by religious scholarship, intellectual rivalry and political ambition, these extraordinary collections also detail the consumption and circulation of knowledge across the centuries, forming a social and cultural history of objects moved across borders, from person to person. Together, they offer a fascinating journey through Jewish intellectual and social history from the tenth to the twentieth century.

Rare & Wonderful

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Author : Kate Diston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851244843
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Rare & Wonderful written by Kate Diston and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its foundation in 1860, the Oxford University Museum of Natural History's world-renowned collections have become a key centre for scientific study and its much-loved building an important icon for visitors from around the world.The museum now holds over seven million scientific specimens including five million insects, half a million fossil specimens and half a million zoological specimens. It also holds an extensive collection of archival material relating to important naturalists such as Charles Darwin, William Smith, William Jones and James Charles Dale. This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo (the only soft tissue specimen of the species in existence) and the giant tuna (brought back from Madeira on a perilous sea crossing in 1846) to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, David Livingstone's tsetse fly specimens and Mary Anning's ichthyosaur. Also featured are the first described dinosaur bones, found in a small Oxfordshire village, the Red Lady of Paviland (who was in fact a man who lived 29,000 years ago) and a meteorite from the planet Mars.Each item tells a unique story about natural history, about the history of science, about collecting, or about the museum itself. They give a unique insight into the extraordinary wealth of information and the fascinating tales that can be gleaned from these collections, both from the past and for the future.

Buried in Treasures

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Author : David Tolin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199329257
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Buried in Treasures written by David Tolin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the psychological roots of compulsive hoarding and presents practical strategies for treating and overcoming the behavior.

Keeping Their Marbles

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Author : Tiffany Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198817185
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book Keeping Their Marbles written by Tiffany Jenkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past two centuries and more, the West has acquired the treasures of antiquity to fill its museums, so that visitors to the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan in New York - to name but a few - can wonder at the ingenuity of humanity throughout the ages. However, in the opinion of most people, many of these items are looted property and should be returned immediately. In 'Keeping Their Marbles', Tiffany Jenkins tells the intriguing and sometimes bloody story of how the West came to acquire these treasures. Originally published: 2016.

Treasures of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Bodleian Library, Oxford

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Author : Bodleian Library
Publisher : Manar Al-Athar, University of Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780995494657
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (946 download)

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Download or read book Treasures of Ethiopia and Eritrea in the Bodleian Library, Oxford written by Bodleian Library and published by Manar Al-Athar, University of Oxford. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ethiopia and Eritrea manuscripts, often beautifully illustrated, have been for centuries the principal means of recording not just the Scriptures but also historical information. Ethiopic manuscripts thus provide a unique window into the life and culture of Ethiopians and Eritreans up to the twenty-first century. The collection of Ethiopic manuscripts in the Bodleian Library in Oxford is one of the most significant in Europe. The Bodleian acquired its first Ge'ez manuscript in 1636 and further expanded its collection in 1843, when it acquired twenty-four of the manuscripts that the Scottish explorer James Bruce had brought back from Ethiopia and Eritrea. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries the Bodleian Library has continued to expand its holdings of Ethiopic manuscripts through new acquisitions. Especially noteworthy are the forty-five manuscripts that the former Oxford University Medical Officer Bent Juel-Jensen bequeathed to the library at his death in 2007. The essays in this lavishly illustrated volume shed light on Ethiopia and Eritrea's fascinating past by looking at some of the most remarkable Ethiopic manuscripts kept at the Bodleian Library. The first three essays function as an introduction and examine the history of the collection, the classical Ethiopic (Ge'ez) language, and the production of manuscripts in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The remaining nine contributions - each devoted to one of the Bodleian's manuscripts - explore different facets of the manuscript tradition of Ethiopia and Eritrea. With its unique focus on the Bodleian's collection, this landmark volume presents a comprehensive and accessible overview of the context in which Ethiopic manuscripts were produced and makes the library's treasures more accessible to scholars and the interested public.

KOREAN TREASURES

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Author : MINH. CHUNG
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851245260
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (452 download)

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Download or read book KOREAN TREASURES written by MINH. CHUNG and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Treasures of Alexander the Great

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Author : Frank Lee Holt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199950962
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Treasures of Alexander the Great written by Frank Lee Holt and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by Alexander the Great, from gold and silver to land and slaves, and reassesses the widespread belief that the Macedonian king used the profits of war to improve the ancient economies he conquered. It reveals what became of the king's wealth and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality.

Bodleian Library Treasures

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Author : David Vaisey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851244775
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (447 download)

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Download or read book Bodleian Library Treasures written by David Vaisey and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its founding, the Bodleian Library has become home to treasures from throughout history and every corner of the globe. From among this remarkable and historically rich collection, David Vaisey has selected nearly one hundred treasures with a particularly fascinating story to tell. Rare books, music, manuscripts, ephemera, and maps, many of the treasures photographed and described for this lavish volume are well-loved around the world, from Jane Austen's manuscript of The Watsons to notebooks created by the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a map of Narnia drawn by C. S. Lewis, and the original manuscript of the renowned children's work The Wind in the Willows. Others are known for their beauty or historical significance, including the Gutenberg Bible, Magna Carta, and the extraordinary medieval manuscript the Douce Apocalypse. Still others hold poignant stories like the small handwritten book presented as a New Year's present in 1545 to Katherine Parr by an eleven-year-old stepdaughter who would later become Queen Elizabeth I. Vaisey brings these and other treasures together in chronological order, showcasing the Bodleian Library's renowned collections.

Treasure-house of the Language

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Author : Charlotte Brewer
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300124293
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Treasure-house of the Language written by Charlotte Brewer and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Oxford English Dictionary today contains over 600,000 words and a staggering 2,500,000 quotations to illuminate the meaning and history of those words. A glorious, bursting treasure-house, the OED serves as a guardian of the literary jewels of the past, a testament to the richness of the English language today, and a guarantor of future understanding of the language. In this book, Charlotte Brewer begins her account of the OED at the point where others have stopped--the publication of the final installment of the first edition in 1928--and carries it through to the metamorphosis of the dictionary into a twenty-first-century electronic medium. Brewer describes the difficulties of keeping the OED up to date over time and recounts the recurring debates over finances, treatment of contentious words, public vs. scholarly expectations, proper sources of quotations, and changing editorial practices. With humor and empathy, she portrays the predilections and personalities of the editors, publishers, and assistants who undertook the Sisyphean task of keeping apace with the modern explosion of vocabulary. Utilizing rich archives in Oxford as well as new electronic resources, the author uncovers a history no less complex and fascinating than the Oxford English Dictionary itself.

Treasure Island

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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Treasure Island written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 6: Stories: In the Garden

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Author : Roderick Hunt
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780198482802
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 6: Stories: In the Garden written by Roderick Hunt and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stage 6 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide humorous storylines to engage and motivate children. The popular characters and familiar settings are brought to life by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. The stories are unchanged from the previous edition but the cover notes have been updated to support adults in sharing the story with the child.

The Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion

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Author : Diane Harris
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198149408
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (494 download)

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Download or read book The Treasures of the Parthenon and Erechtheion written by Diane Harris and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two hundred fragments of these stelai which have survived are the only evidence for these cult objects, gifts to Athena, and treasures of the city, since the items themselves have long since vanished - either stolen, melted down, or disintegrated. This volume presents the evidence for these ancient treasures for the first time, and provides data with important implications for the history of Athens and Greek religion. Chapters include a history of the treasures on the Acropolis, catalogues of each object kept in the Opisthodomus, Proneos, Parthenon, Hekatompedos Neos, and Erechtheion, and an analysis of the individual worshippers and allied-city states who gave gifts and offerings to their goddess, Athena.

The Book of Hopes

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Author : Katherine Rundell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1526629895
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Hopes written by Katherine Rundell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: _______________ Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year _______________ In difficult times, what children really need is hope. And in that spirit, bestselling author Katherine Rundell emailed some of the children's writers and artists whose work she loved most: 'I asked them to write something very short, fiction or non-fiction, or draw something that would make the children reading it feel like possibility-ists: something that would make them laugh or wonder or snort or smile. The response was magnificent, which shouldn't have surprised me, because children's writers and illustrators are professional hunters of hope ... I hope that the imagination can be a place of shelter for children and that The Book of Hopes might be useful in that, even if only a little.' This collection, packed with short stories, poems and pictures from the very best children's authors and illustrators, aims to provide just that. Within its pages you'll find animal friends from insects to elephants, high-flying grandmas, a homesick sprite, the tooth fairy, and even extra-terrestrial life. There are 133 contributions from authors and illustrators, including Anthony Horowitz, Axel Scheffler, Catherine Johnson, Jacqueline Wilson, Katherine Rundell, Lauren Child, Michael Morpurgo and Onjali Q. Raúf. A donation from the sale of each book will go to NHS Charities Together, in gratitude for the incredible efforts of all those who worked in hospitals over the quarantine period. _______________ 'An anthology on the theme of hope ... it includes a rich range of images, poetry, stories and non-fiction' - Sunday Times, 'Stories to charm on endless days' Proceeds from this book will be donated to NHS Charities Together. In respect of UK sales, this will be £2.10 and in respect of sales in other territories this will be 16% of net receipts (at least 62p). NHS Charities Together is a charity registered in England and Wales (registered charity no. 1186569).

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth

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Author : Catherine McIlwaine
Publisher : Bodleian Library
ISBN 13 : 9781851244973
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth written by Catherine McIlwaine and published by Bodleian Library. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Captain Crossbones and the Lost Treasure

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Author : Narinder Dhami
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780192769091
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Captain Crossbones and the Lost Treasure written by Narinder Dhami and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-03 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can Captain Crossbones defeat Oliver the Terrible and find her missing treasure - all in time for dinner?This Read with Oxford Stage 6 book is for children who are reading independently. Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.

Oxford Bookworms Library: Starter: Pirate Treasure

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Author : Phillip Burrows
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 9780194793643
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Oxford Bookworms Library: Starter: Pirate Treasure written by Phillip Burrows and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Word count 950

Unbuilt Oxford

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Author : Howard Colvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300031263
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Unbuilt Oxford written by Howard Colvin and published by . This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows and describes the plans for museums, college buildings, and apartments suggested, but never built, and discusses how they would have fit into Oxford's great architectural setting