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Bodleian Library

The Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford form the largest university library system in the United Kingdom. Their Digital Bodleian platform provides access to rare books, manuscripts, and special collections spanning nearly a millennium.

165 translated booksGreek, Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Englishdigital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

Illustrations

Circular diagram with concentric rings of Latin text and a central tree symbol, framed by a blue floral border.

Illumination of the Peridexion tree with birds and dragons

Two horizontal panels depicting surgical procedures: an eye operation (top) and a nasal operation (bottom).

The constellation Centaurus represented as a centaur holding a rabbit (Lepus) as a sacrificial offering, with stars marked on his body.

Zodiac Man (Homo Signorum) illustration showing a human figure with twelve zodiac signs placed on corresponding body parts: Aries (head), Taurus (neck), Gemini (arms), Cancer (chest), Leo (heart/back), Virgo (womb), Libra (hips), Scorpio (genitals), Sagittarius (thighs), Capricorn (knees), Aquarius (calves), and Pisces (feet). The figure is enclosed in a green and red border.

A multi-paneled manuscript illustration depicting a bathhouse scene above and demons tending a furnace below.

Circular diagram titled 'Terra Bestiarum' featuring a central human portrait, eight sectors of Latin text, and surrounding illustrations of a lion, monkey, rabbit, leopard, fox, wolf, and bear.

A multi-part medical illustration from a medieval manuscript showing various figures with anatomical markings and pathological conditions.

A 'Vein Man' (Homo Venarum) anatomical diagram showing bloodletting points and internal flow of humors, framed by decorative vines and flowers.

A figure of the constellation Andromeda depicted as a woman with arms extended horizontally and bound at the wrists. Star positions are indicated by golden-yellow and dark circular markings on her head, shoulders, elbows, hands, waist, and feet.

Circular diagram containing seven smaller circular portraits representing the Pleiades.

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Contributing Libraries

These institutions provided the physical books digitized through Bodleian Library.

Bodleian Library, University of Oxford(165)

All Books

165 books from Bodleian Library

Book of Wonders

Book of Wonders

Abd al-Hasan al-Isfahani

1400•366 pages•Arabic

Medical and Astrological Compendium

Medical and Astrological Compendium

Unknown

1292•26 pages•Latin

Genesis Fragment

Genesis Fragment

Anonymous

900•92 pages•Greek

The Book of Curiosities

The Book of Curiosities

Anonymous (Egypt)

1020•99 pages•Arabic

Wonders of the East and Astronomical-Calendrical Treatise

Wonders of the East and Astronomical-Calendrical Treatise

Anonymous

1150•77 pages•Latin

The Book of Experiments and Geomancy

The Book of Experiments and Geomancy

Bernardus Silvestris

1300•43 pages•Latin

Medical and Herbal Texts

Medical and Herbal Texts

Unknown

1175•92 pages•Latin

The Ripley Scroll

The Ripley Scroll

George Ripley (attributed)

1450•8 pages•Latin

Bestiary

Bestiary

Anonymous

1240•298 pages•Latin

Calendar with Medical and Astrological Texts

Calendar with Medical and Astrological Texts

Nicholas of Lynn

1424•58 pages•Latin

The Book of Gardens

The Book of Gardens

Jabir ibn Hayyan

1650•1 pages•Arabic

Treatise on Cosmology and Astronomy

Treatise on Cosmology and Astronomy

Unknown

1200•44 pages•Latin

Herbal and Book of Medicine from Animals

Herbal and Book of Medicine from Animals

Pseudo-Apuleius; Pseudo-Dioscorides; Sextus Placitus

1095•197 pages•Latin

Plutus and Clouds with Commentaries

Plutus and Clouds with Commentaries

Aristophanes

1450•308 pages•Greek

Collected Astronomical and Astrological Treatises

Collected Astronomical and Astrological Treatises

Johannes de Sacro Bosco; Albumasar; Alcabitius; Messahala; Al-Kindi

1350•368 pages•Latin

Greek Grammar

Greek Grammar

Chrysoloras, Emanuel; [Laurentius (Francisci) de Alopa, Venetus]

1496•136 pages•Greek

The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta

The Elegy of Lady Fiammetta

Anonymous

1150•78 pages•Greek

Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles

Anonymous

600•470 pages•Greek

Collection of Kabbalistic and Philosophical Writings

Collection of Kabbalistic and Philosophical Writings

Joseph Gikatilla

1513•488 pages•Hebrew

The Elements

The Elements

Euclid

888•388 pages•Greek

The Histories and Parallel Lives

The Histories and Parallel Lives

Herodotus; Plutarch

1515•476 pages•Greek

Ordinal of Alchemy (MS. Ashmole 1445)

Ordinal of Alchemy (MS. Ashmole 1445)

Thomas Norton

1477•1 pages•English

The Philosophy of Roger Bacon

The Philosophy of Roger Bacon

Roger Bacon; annotations by John Dee

1270•246 pages•Latin

Twenty-four Dialogues of Plato

Twenty-four Dialogues of Plato

Plato

895•869 pages•Greek

Collected Works on Theology and Mysticism

Collected Works on Theology and Mysticism

Ramon Lull

1425•250 pages•Latin

Book of the Fixed Stars

Book of the Fixed Stars

al-Sufi

1009•1 pages•Arabic

The Ashmole Bestiary

The Ashmole Bestiary

Anonymous; Hugh of Fouilloy

1210•226 pages•Latin

A playne discourse concerning the needfull Reformation of the Vulgar Kalender

A playne discourse concerning the needfull Reformation of the Vulgar Kalender

John Dee

1583•1 pages•English

The Aeneid with the Commentary of Servius

The Aeneid with the Commentary of Servius

Virgil

1050•1 pages•Latin

The Canon of Medicine

The Canon of Medicine

Avicenna

1450•1 pages•Arabic

Introduction to Astronomy and Prognostication

Introduction to Astronomy and Prognostication

Albumasar

1481•222 pages•Latin

The Organon

The Organon

Aristotle

1450•724 pages•Greek

Works of Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Hero of Alexandria

Works of Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Hero of Alexandria

Aristotle; Ptolemy; Hero of Alexandria

1450•816 pages•Greek

The Discourses of Epictetus

The Discourses of Epictetus

Arrian; Epictetus

1050•2 pages•Greek

On the Soul and Philosophical Texts

On the Soul and Philosophical Texts

Nicephorus Blemmydes

1260•468 pages•Greek

Works of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus

Works of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory, of Nazianzus, Saint; Selden, John, 1584-1654

950•458 pages•Greek

Gospel Lectionary

Gospel Lectionary

Selden, John, 1584-1654

1630•134 pages•Greek

The Four Gospels

The Four Gospels

Anonymous

1125•318 pages•Greek

The Psalter

The Psalter

Anonymous

975•1 pages•Greek

The New Testament

The New Testament

Anonymous

1550•420 pages•Greek

Readings of the Greek Church

Readings of the Greek Church

Anonymous

1150•338 pages•Greek

Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul

Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul

Theophylactus, of Ochrida, Archbishop of Ochrida, approximately 1050-approximately 1108

1150•768 pages•Greek

Commentary on the Prophet Isaiah

Commentary on the Prophet Isaiah

Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 329-379

950•2 pages•Greek

The Four Gospels

The Four Gospels

Anonymous

550•5 pages•Greek

Byzantine Musical Hymnal

Byzantine Musical Hymnal

Anonymous

1450•1 pages•Greek

The Four Gospels

The Four Gospels

Anonymous

950•4 pages•Greek

The Four Gospels

The Four Gospels

Anonymous

1100•32 pages•Greek

Gospel Book

Gospel Book

Anonymous

950•428 pages•Greek

The Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis

Anonymous

1330•1 pages•Greek

The Four Gospels

The Four Gospels

Anonymous

1330•3 pages•Greek

Gospel Lectionary

Gospel Lectionary

Anonymous

1330•35 pages•Greek

The Octateuch

The Octateuch

Anonymous

1000•396 pages•Greek

Summary of Theology

Summary of Theology

Aquinas, Thomas; Planudes, Maximus

1350•840 pages•Greek

The Art of Grammar

The Art of Grammar

Anonymous

1450•1 pages•Greek

Greek Miscellany

Greek Miscellany

Anonymous

1550•508 pages•Greek

The Oracles of Leo the Wise

The Oracles of Leo the Wise

Anonymous

1550•11 pages•Greek

The Drowning of the Egyptians

The Drowning of the Egyptians

Anonymous

1150•1 pages•Greek

Alphabetical Encyclopedia of Ecclesiastical and Civil Law

Alphabetical Encyclopedia of Ecclesiastical and Civil Law

Anonymous

1450•264 pages•Greek

Commentary on the Four Gospels

Commentary on the Four Gospels

Anonymous

1450•308 pages•Greek

Collected Works of Gregory of Nazianzus

Collected Works of Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory Nazianzen

1050•588 pages•Greek

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