Bodleian

[bod-lee-uhn, bod-lee-]

noun

1. the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to this library.

Bodleian

/ ˈbɒdlɪ-, bɒdˈliːən /

noun

1. the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodleian¹

After Sir Thomas Bodley; -an

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bodleian¹

C17: named after Sir Thomas Bodley (1545–1613), English scholar who founded it in 1602

Example Sentences

Whereas the Tulane library had made Playboy magazine’s list of best spots to “pick up girls,” Oxford’s Bodleian library had first printings of the Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeare and the original manuscript of “Lord of the Rings.”

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Dr Veronese found the sonnet featured in a miscellany - a type of manuscript which contains a selection of texts from different authors on various subjects - stored at the Bodleian Library.

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The University of Oxford's Bodleian Library holds several of the scrolls.

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The Bodleian's scroll is likely to be on the same subject - but the Vesuvius team is calling for more human and computing ingenuity to see if this is the case.

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The Trustees of the Wilson Archive had found anonymous donors, who would fund the Bodleian Library in Oxford buying the papers.

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