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This week, the Bodleian welcomed back Jana Dambrogio, conservator at MIT and previous visiting fellow to the library, to talk to our conservation and curatorial teams all about the history and art of letterlocking. 💌 Opening facsimiles of historical letters giving us a hands on experience of how the letters would have been folded and sealed. This example is of a letter sent by Beethoven from the Houghon Library collection (MS. Eng. 870). #letterlocking #beethoven #bodleianlibrary

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If Shōgun was on your watchlist between Christmas and New Year, here’s the real-world history behind it. When Tokugawa Ieyasu became shōgun, English navigator William Adams helped shape Japan’s early trade with Europe. The result was a shuinjō — a red-sealed trading licence. The original document is held by the Bodleian and is on display now in Treasured. See for yourself on Digital Bodleian: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/70d882bc-a8d6-4741-adbb-8621ed0a73d6/ Shelfmark: Bodleian Libr

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The Legacy of Sir Thomas Bodley: A Journey Through History

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Evie Chandler is a Library Assistant here at the Bodleian Libraries and recently she’s taken centre stage with a book display that’s striking all the right chords. Think hearts singing, queues forming, and readers humming show tunes as they pass by. Inspired by the viral success of Rachel Zegler’s West End performance in Evita (in which the Hunger Games star portrays the former First Lady of Argentina, Eva Perón), Evie curated a selection of books from the History Faculty collection with connect

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Barack Obama library 504 ScottNews is reporting on what officials are calling a “bold reimagining of presidential history” after a converted commercial trash dumpster behind a Piggly Wiggly was unveiled as the Barack Obama Presidential Library. Tucked discreetly behind the Piggly Wiggly, between the loading dock and a stack of Biden’s classified boxes, sits the historic site. Let’s go in, shall we? Upon entering the dumpster, visitors are immediately greeted by the Hope and Change Machine, which

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