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Oxford Martin School: Public Lectures and Seminars
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Book talk: 'Butler to the world: how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals'

In this event chaired by Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Oliver Bullough discusses his best selling and critically acclaimed book, 'Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals'.
Middle East Centre Booktalk
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All Necessary Measures? The United Nations and International Intervention in Libya

Ian Martin presents his latest book on Libya: All Necessary Measures? The United Nations and International Intervention in Libya.
History of the Book 2017-2019

Scottish and British Authors Published Abroad 1470-1700

Jane Stevenson, Senior research Fellow, Campion Hall, Oxford, gives a talk fo the History of the Book seminar series on 1st February 2019.
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

InHabit: People, Places and Possessions

Book at Lunchtime Seminar held on May 3rd 2017.
TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities

The Prospect of Global History

How can global history can be applied instead of advocated?
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Engraved Throughout: Pine's Horace (1733) as a Bibliographical Object

Professor Michael Suarez gives the first Lyell Lecture of 2015.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Once and Future Arthurs - Arthurian Literature for Children

Anna Caughey gives a lecture at the Bodleian Library looking at the varying spectrum of literature about King Arthur written for children.
George Eliot

George Eliot 3. Reception History

In this third and final podcast, Dr Catherine Brown discusses the popularity of George Eliot's work in the Victorian period, which led to her status as a sage and the steady accumulation of her wealth.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Conclusion to Crossing Borders

The conclusion to the Crossing Borders exhibition. The exhibition tells the story of how Jews, Christians and Muslims have contributed to the development of the book.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Sciences

Piet looks at how the works of famous ancient thinkers such as Aristotle, Hippocrates, Euclid or Ptolemy traveled from culture to culture and formed the basis of Muslim, Christian and Jewish science and philosophy alike.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

User-produced Hebrew Prayer Books and Shared Iconography

Some Hebrew manuscripts were produced in Christian workshops, others were made by Jewish artists themselves for their own use. Piet looks at examples of these and explores the shared iconography between Christian and Jewish faiths, such as the unicorn.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Hebrew Prayer Books for Public Use

Piet looks at the three great Bodleian mahzorim (large and elaborately decorated prayer books for the festivals), which were illuminated by Christian painters in collaboration with and under the supervision of Jewish scribes.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Arabic Art Forms in Spanish Book Production

Piet explains Arabic design and illustration in Spanish books, looking in particular at the Kennicott Bible, produced in La Coruna, Spain, in 1476.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

From Roll to Codex

Piet explains codices, the oldest manuscripts in book form, looking in particular at a fragment of the Hebrew text of the book of Ecclesiasticus (ch. 40) from the Cairo Genizah, and the four Gospels in Syriac.
Crossing Borders: Hebrew Manuscripts as a Meeting-place of Cultures

Introduction to Crossing Borders

An introduction to the Crossing Borders exhibition. The exhibition tells the story of how Jews, Christians and Muslims have contributed to the development of the book.

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