The Duke Humfrey’s Library - the oldest reading room in the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.
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books of duke humfrey’s library; university of oxford
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flowers in new college, oxford
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Winter lectures come first for Oxford students, despite the elements.
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This is one part of The Duke Humfrey's Library which was added by Sir Thomas Bodley (who the Bodleian is now named after) who offered to restore it in 1598. When he was attending Oxford University, the library did not even have a ceiling as it had been stripped and abandoned during the Reformation.
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All Souls Library; University of Oxford
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Just finished watching Saltburn and I see what they are going for but feel they missed the mark. So I went back to the real source of academia inspiration for all of us since the the dawn of time: Hugh Dancy in 1990s Oxford.
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Some doors from The Magnus Archives.
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A succession of four drawings in primary colors, representing doors from The Magnus Archives.
The first drawing is in black an white, the shadow of an imposing old-looking building, punctured by white doors.
The second one is Michael’s doors in bright yellow hues. There are stairs leading to nowhere, and Michael’s head is peaking through the opening. His hand goes through the door to rest on the external handle: The door, overall, makes no sense as a door.
The third one is the archives’ trap door in nuances of red. We see it from above as it is being opened by Tim or Jon’s hand. Worms are surrounding the door, and Jane Prentiss’s feet stand waiting.
The fourth and last one is a blue door being forced open by violent waves coming through. There are eyes in the waves.
Throughout the drawings, the text reads: “An Oxford education is one that can open many, many, many, many doors.”
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