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  • Bookbinding: large and small book presses, and their constituent parts. Engraving by Benard after Lucotte.
  • Christ's Hospital, London: one of the boys standing beside a table, his hand on some books, the exterior of the New Hall behind. Colour lithograph after J. Cristall.
  • A man reads a book while his wife cuts his toenails. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.
  • A scholar sits in his study reading by a globe. Line engraving by G. Longhi after J. Swebach-Desfontaines after S. Koninck.
  • Matthias Schenck, aged 24, wearing a sword and holding a book in his right hand. Line engraving.
  • Radcliffe Camera, Oxford: interior of the library showing study areas. Coloured aquatint by J. Bluck, 1813, after F. Mackenzie.
  • Personifications of medicine, pharmacy and surgery. Oil painting after (?) Nicolas de Larmessin II.
  • Personifications of medicine, pharmacy and surgery. Oil painting after (?) Nicolas de Larmessin II.
  • A philosopher in his study, reading a book containing a print of a skeleton. Etching by J.A. von Prenner, 1728, after C. Paudiss.
  • The risen Christ shows his lance wound to Saint Thomas. Engraving by J. Sturt.
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    The figure of a man divided in two parts: a skeleton and a well-dressed gentleman. Engraving by V. Green, 1769, after himself.

    Green, Valentine, 1739-1813 | Date: 10 August 1769 | Reference: 26236i
  • view Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view. Line engraving by G. Hollis after J.C. Buckler.
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    Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view. Line engraving by G. Hollis after J.C. Buckler.

    Buckler, John Chessell, 1793-1894 | Reference: 20996i
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    Literary annuals and gift books : a bibliography 1823-1903 / Frederick W. Faxon ; reprinted with supplementary essays by Eleanore Jamieson & Iain Bain.

    Faxon, Frederick W. (Frederick Winthrop), 1866-1936 | Date: 1973
  • view The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.
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    The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Engraving by Johann Gelle after E. van Panderen.

    Panderen, Egbert van, 1581-1637 | Date: [1609?] | Reference: 23860i
  • view Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view with key. Line engraving.
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    Bodleian Library, Oxford: interior panoramic view with key. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 20992i
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