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Bernard, Eduard · 1697

An engraving showing the exterior of the Bodleian Library and the Schools at Oxford University from the courtyard. In the clouds above, a winged cherub holds a curved banner with the text "The Bodleian Public Library and the Schools of the Liberal Arts" original: "BIBLIOTHECA PUBLICA BODLEIANA & SCHOLÆ ARTIUM LIBERALIUM". Small figures of scholars in academic robes are scattered across the quadrangle in the foreground. The engraving is signed in the bottom right corner: "Burghers designed and engraved this, 1697."
The Sheldonian Theatre was the home of the Oxford University Press at the time this volume was printed.