Marks Of Genius Masterpieces From The Collections Of The Bodleian Libraries
Publisher: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781851242665
Description: Marks of Genius pays tribute to some of the most remarkable testaments to genius throughout human history, from ancient texts on papyrus and the extraordinary medieval manuscript The Douce Apocalypse to the renowned children's work The Wind in the Willows. Bringing together some of the rarest and most impressive treasures in the collections of the Bodleian Libraries, it tells the story of each work's creation and its journey through time, offering insight into the breadth and depth of its influence as well as and its power to fascinate.--From publisher's description