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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
BODLEIAN LIBRARIES
WHAT’S ON
J A N UA RY – M A R C H 2020
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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
while showcasing some of the finest Julie Anne Lambert APRIL
9781851245406 | PB £15
examples of advertising illustration 2020
and commercial art.
Talking Maps
THE TREASURY, WESTON LIBRARY Jerry Brotton &
Nick Millea
ADMISSION FREE 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
Sensational Books present
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.
MEET AT THE INFO DESK ADMISSION FREE DROP IN
Highlights include the Gough Map, the
earliest surviving map showing Great Britain
Map of Sardinia, from al-Idrīsī, Entertainment for He who Longs to Travel the
in a recognizable form, the al-Idrīsī silver World, mid-12th century. MS. Pococke 375, fols. 187b–188a
disc, a recreation of a huge 12th-century disc
engraved with a map of the world, as well as
“Extraordinary collection of maps
works by the artist Grayson Perry.
ancient and modern, plus the fictional
ST LEE GALLERY, WESTON LIBRARY creations of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.”
ADMISSION FREE The Times
OPEN UNTIL 9 FEBRUARY 2020
Thinking 3D
From Leonardo to the present
For centuries, artists and scientists have
wrestled with how to convey three-dimensional
objects on the page. Using some of the
Bodleian Libraries’ finest books, manuscripts,
prints and drawings, Thinking 3D tells the story
of the development of three-dimensional
communication over the last 500 years.
THE TREASURY, WESTON LIBRARY Polyhedra models in the book Polygons and Polyhedra: Theory and History
ADMISSION FREE (Vielecke und Vielflache: Theorie und Geschichte) by Max Brückner, 1900.
For more information go to visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/events-exhibitions
TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Free talks and events on subjects relating to the Bodleian Libraries collections
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ALL TALKS AND EVENTS ARE FREE AND HELD IN THE LECTURE THEATRE, WESTON LIBRARY
ADMISSION FREE BOOKING ADVISED
Trinity: Klaus Fuchs and The Future of the Past
the Bodleian Library The 2020 Colin Ford Lecture
Supported by the Friends of the Bodleian Thursday 6 February | 5.30–9pm
Tuesday 21 January | 1–2.30pm Professor Larry Schaaf, The William Henry Fox
Talbot Catalogue Raisonné
Professor Frank Close, Theoretical Physics,
University of Oxford
BOOKING REQUIRED Morison’s Historia:
a 17th-century botanical treasure
Where was the Field of Cloth Supported by the Friends of the Bodleian
of Gold? A new look at Tudor Thursday 27 February | 1–2.30pm
mapping of the Calais Pale Professor Stephen Harris, Druce Curator
(Herbaria), Department of Plant Sciences
The Oxford Seminars in Cartography
BOOKING REQUIRED
Wednesday 22 January | 4.30–6pm
Julian Munby, Oxford Archaeology
Sheldon Tapestry Map talks
‘This land is your land; this land Monday – Friday | 11.30am–12pm
is my land’: how maps shape our Join a member of the Bodleian Library’s Map
Room as they talk about the background of the
collective allegiance to territory Sheldon Tapestry Map of Oxfordshire.
Thursday 6 February | 1pm BLACKWELL HALL, WESTON LIBRARY
Elizabeth Baigent, University Reader in the DROP IN
History of Geography
For more information and to book tickets, please go to visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/events-exhibitions
Bodleian Bibliographical Press
ALL WORKSHOPS ARE HELD IN THE PRINTING WORKSHOP, SCHOLA MUSICAE, OLD BODLEIAN LIBRARY
Six-week linocut course Six-week letterpress course
Tuesdays, starting in January | 5.30–8pm Wednesdays, starting in January | 5.30–8pm
Robin Wilson, Rosie Fairfax-Cholmeley Using the Bodleian’s hand-operated presses,
Linocut printmaking using the Bodleian’s this course will enable you to set and print a
hand-operated presses. short text of your own choice.
£160 BOOKING REQUIRED OVER 18s ONLY £160 BOOKING REQUIRED OVER 18s ONLY
See website for dates and further details: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/events-exhibitions
EVENTS
FT Weekend Oxford Literary
Festival
27 March – 5 April 2020
As cultural partner to the Festival, we host
the Blackwell’s Festival Marquee, Box Office
and Bookshop, based in our Clarendon Quad.
Between talks visit the Weston Library’s
Alice in Typhoidland activity day Blackwell Hall to enjoy our exhibitions, café
In connection with the display Alice in and shop.
Typhoidland
Highlights include:
Saturday 25 January | 12–4pm
Journey down the sewer hole into Oxford’s Sun 29 March | 10am
underside to discover the past and present of The Story Behind Heritage Apples
typhoid with Oxford researchers. Mini-talks, by Caroline Ball
games, animations, and hands-on activities
Sun 29 March | 12pm
make this event suitable for all ages.
The Edgeworth Collection: A Masterclass
BLACKWELL HALL, WESTON LIBRARY ADMISSION FREE DROP IN
Sat & Sun 28 – 29 March | 12–2pm
Library Lates: Talking Maps Sat & Sun 4 – 5 April | 12–2pm
Friday 28 February | 7–9.30pm Drop in printing activities at the Weston
Join us for an interactive exploration of the Library
finest maps in the Bodleian’s collections. BLACKWELL HALL, WESTON LIBRARY
Through talks, tours, workshops and hands-on Tue 31 March, Wed 1 & Thu 2 April
art activities, discover how maps can tell us who Letterpress printing workshops
we are, as well as where we are. PRINTING WORKSHOP, SCHOLA MUSICAE, OLD BODLEIAN LIBRARY
BLACKWELL HALL, WESTON LIBRARY ADMISSION FREE
BOOKING REQUIRED Mon 30 March, Wed 1 & Thu 2 April
A programme of evening guided tours
The Art of Advertising activity day for literary festival-goers
OLD BODLEIAN LIBRARY
This event is part of FT Weekend Oxford Literary
Festival and in connection with the exhibition
For full information and to book tickets
The Art of Advertising.
please go to oxfordliteraryfestival.org
Saturday 28 March | 12–4pm
Drop in for a day of ephemeral fun based
around our new exhibition, The Art of
Advertising. Meet the exhibition curators,
researchers and printing experts to discover
something unexpected about those pieces of
paper most people just throw away.
BLACKWELL HALL, WESTON LIBRARY ADMISSION FREE DROP IN
DISPLAYS
All displays are open daily. Check opening hours online before visiting.
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk ADMISSION FREE
Meet the Edgeworths Solve the riddle of mysterious
Until 26 January typhoid outbreaks in
Victorian Oxford, find out
Get acquainted with this how doctors and engineers
talented brood of Anglo-Irish controlled typhoid to stop
scientists, writers and artists. the disease from spreading
250 years after her death, we and experience Alice’s
explore the cult of celebrity adventure into Typhoidland.
surrounding the eldest
daughter of 22 siblings, the
Alice in Typhoidland BLACKWELL HALL, WESTON LIBRARY
‘great Maria’, and the trouble 11 January – 22 March
and triumph it brought in its Join Alice Liddell (Alice in From Studio to Selfie
wake. Wonderland) on a journey 1 February – 15 March
PROSCHOLIUM, OLD LIBRARY through the history of early
typhoid control and discover The Bodleian Library is a
how typhoid influenced treasure trove of books,
the design which include photographs,
of the water and portraits of famous
and sewage writers. This display shows
systems under how, since its invention in the
our feet. Learn mid-1800s to today’s digital
how a group image culture, photography
of Oxford has been instrumental in
researchers are constructing and promoting
contributing to the author’s public image and
the control of persona.
the disease. PROSCHOLIUM, OLD LIBRARY
NEW FROM BODLEIAN PUBLISHING
How We Fell A Sanskrit Treasury: Islamic Maps
in Love with A Compendium of Yossef Rapoport
Italian Food Literature from the Clay
Diego Zancani Sanskrit Library 9781851244928
9781851245123 Camillo A. Formigatti, HB £35
HB £25 Foreword by Amartya Sen
9781851245314
HB £50
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of published books and find unique gifts and souvenirs.
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Garsington Opera Keepers of the Flame:
Tue 10 Feb | 6.30–8.15pm Celebrating Mick
A special evening with
Imlah’s archival legacy
Garsington Opera following Thu 26 Mar | 7–9pm
their enormously successful Join us for a special event
performance in February with writer and poet Alan
2019. Hollinghurst to celebrate the
DIVINITY SCHOOL & CONVOCATION HOUSE, Royal Society of Literature’s
OLD BODLEIAN LIBRARY £22 200th anniversary.
Join today BOOKING REQUIRED
LECTURE THEATRE, WESTON LIBRARY
ADMISSION FREE BOOKING REQUIRED
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