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The Conveyor carries information on projects, objects and events from the various sections of the Bodleian Libraries Department of Special Collections. To contact The Conveyor, or the Department itself, use the contact details on the homepage of The Centre for the Study of the Book, http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/csb/
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Centre for the Study of the Book Bibliographical Press Discoveries and Rediscoveries Events Manuscripts Rare books Conservation Book arts Early Modern CSB Events CSB Visiting Fellows New & notable Medieval Palaeography masterclasses Exhibitions New & notable Podcasts Sonnets 2016 Library history Rare Books masterclasses
The First Folio: a compositor speaks
9 November 2023
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays, the Bodleian Bibliographical Press offers a type reproduction of the first page of the first play in that...
27 October 2023
Francesca Galligan, Assistant Librarian, Rare Books, Bodleian Libraries Each autumn, university students and members of the public embark on their type-setting and printing journeys...
BOOKNESS speaks to Paul Johnson
16 October 2023
In the first episode of the second series of BOOKNESS, the Bodleian team speaks to book artist Paul Johnson about his work Dies Natalis. Listen to the episode here. If you take a conventional...
BOOKNESS is back for series 2!
16 October 2023
The Bodleian Library in Oxford has books. Lots of books. But also books that don’t look like books. Books that self-destruct. Books that decay. Join librarian Jo Maddocks and conservator...