Bodleian

[ bod-lee-uh n, bod-lee- ]

/ bɒdˈli ən, ˈbɒd li- /

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

of, relating to, or belonging to this library.

Origin of Bodleian

after Sir Thomas Bodley; see -an

Aubrey's copy of these poems is now among Anthony Wood's books in the Bodleian.

Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2) |John Aubrey
The records of the Bodleian substantiate the low point to which the intellectual life of the university had ebbed.

Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 |Various
It has never been reprinted; only one copy belonging to the Bodleian Library is known to exist.

The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare |J. J. Jusserand
The first edition was in English, London, 1605, and is to be found in the Bodleian.

Notes and Queries, Number 58, December 7, 1850 |Various

It is preserved in Japan, but there is a facsimile of it in the Bodleian Library.

A History of Sanskrit Literature |Arthur A. MacDonell

Bodleian

/ (bɒdˈliːən, ˈbɒdlɪ-) /

the principal library of Oxford University: a copyright deposit library

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