The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-22
1HE BODLkIAN LIBRARY.
Oxford's Great Storehouse or Learnipg-Its
Foun dalton and History.

| versity OF Oxford was possessed OF public
store OF hooks. They were kept in st. Marys
| Church-thosc In frequent use chained to tho
benches. those less consulted locked In great
chests. but lent out to any student who gave
adequate pledges for their restoration.
It was not till the middle Of tho
fourteenth century that the university. in
spired by the receipt Of great gift OF books
from Bishop Gotham Of Worcester. resolved to
build itself u real library. The Bishops books
| had first to be captured from Oriel College.
them. Buts great mob Of students. headed "
hsightons The senior proctor broke opep the
%snsserpts to st. Nsrys "Sis IN mue S and
shouting" Here in space OF forty 1--we feet BY
al 44 aaes
Xss, kept yearly visitation was held and fer
should Ss snee n1 psdss
~, 80 things remained tn n the third year Of
bow shot away, hard BY the garden q Exeter
b 6na Du Ha@
frey" amazed the unworthy BY an ener;.
clerks 81 Oxford burst out in the form Of a let
sss es and the
shepf9l parliament" beseeehinE the House, to
consider The sloriose gifts q the grao.!99SSs
kealm. 70 thank him hertyiy. and to prey Godde
to thank hymn in tyne coming. wher goode
Duke Hlmfrey's books completely crowded
Up the little chamber at the northeast end Of
ITSELF q new Housing or its library 70 GH' bnl
nd anS re- books bssat
Enfs a' Bedesn
e1 as he d ae%fa
14t7 leng before the bnilding vas "a finished
ss% @ as, saf tr
not a tthe survive. OF Humirey's own books
only three are now to be found IN the library:
the British r oxord coeses.
ssome II Englsh. private Libraries. some in the
The criminals who wrought this desperation
Of the university collection were Edward Wis
de EsoFm fhI hs
tine, they 50 eanseed S our library in s Sir j.
%{SGa recover them Tfsy @
with illuminations or rubricated initials. as
f q and LEFT The rest 50 tx
they were stacked in tie open airNthat in
short time all were lost or spoiled.
Five years alter the univer.sity was at once
so bookless and so mean that by vote OF
Congregation the bookcases and benches in
Duke na so, Hu%fEeys library were pulled down
1 sdSnv oon saS Thsn; i iSS7 ST Thomas
wife nor child. bethoSsht Himself Of the Wants
MS od Rds had s
ton. In his old age. to quote his own letter:
At the last 70 set up my STATE a. ths
sss' %y solitude And t .a.essss rom ihs co%9on
Mt suss
Ps.' Aye ruined DuDaue
Bodley wrote to the Vice Chancellor offering |
In three years Duke Hunireys library had
Se 1905 TIL 0n9 lis to d ens UNI
isi$ t1 founder worked ,ipaefats%SIy e
gave valuable looks BY the RundredMit si is
Romance Of Alexander" dated 1888. Which
mated books in the library He lie also persuaded
nd tbni to both in
was solemniy opened on the sth Of November.
dor By GAMES
81 New College, the tirst librarian. with
a ant Sf" sse Sp" tbus ferme versbus
to enable era him to confer many further benefits
With the company
which the Bodleian became entitled to copy
&he hs ssant
it is impossible to oyerestimate. When ono re-
to ss tSs
wa 81 PA. 9ne can only vaguely wonder what
they III Bd Py
that .i hin shelves were already oyororcwdrd.
' ,HS asFSSs e
consisting Of some houses in London. to form
Eh a. ermanont endowment OF his foundation.
e THE Rs%rx WAS 3 G sssson a T. ths
aver the godlcian are constant and regular
IS IN test I'll aef 70 shS
iond ths seas. In 1910 We fnd BY one doc Gu
"a. ys we nad % in Il Ct ssss Ana wiz
yba sto the stirring infide
emDer Baron }n 20" 30 G e ps
,erg, fell out with Mr. Thomns Williams a
SSlsh ba t6dx rr.m the Inner
S SSs B%s t%s
nan osioro sevsra! wItnsssss. With h" dagger sse
re snlie to the e%s lon Of his tsS
smpt OF Tie statutes Of the realm no e ~ t G1n
hs =. statutes Of the library" After this yoa
inter- the public library with a staff or q dag !
rave pains and penalties"
The civil wars passed very lightly over the J
tile board Of broad pieces. but carefully pre-.
erved the books from damage during the =
lege. When the city capitulated. In IG46, the q
rst care Of The victorious Fairfax was To- set
uard OF musketeers over the library. "for he z
'as lover Of learning; and had he not taken z
ais sneeiai heed, that noble library had been
tterly DESTROYED. for there We're Ignorant Sen. q
tors enough who would have been contpnfed v
, have II 90" Fairfax himself became a con. :
|deraPie donor OF MSS; and Cromwell pur- .
ented them to tho Bodlean In 1854. ''''
II Wa a In spite OF rather than ty the aid OF
ores. ere Of the Bodleian continued to grow IN IN
1W came IN the COLLECTIONS Of the great an. Is
quarry Bishop Tanner. In 1883 the Ciaren- 4,
on papers were given by son, Lord Corn =,
n ary; they syyora make the library as In 8
eyentesnth century as the British Museum :,
.ssyed r ahs nSst yssE Gat one the Bodean
lshop. the largest and mort nraciona edaonse | H