Persian lacquered bookbinding: A journey through its layers and conservation challenges
Persian lacquered bookbinding: A journey through its layers and conservation challenges
Conservation Scientist Prof. Dr. Mandana Barkeshli looks at lacquered bookbindings made by Persian artisans in the 16th ... Read more
17 Jul 2023
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51mins
Analysis of Pigments on Painted Byzantine and Japanese Manuscripts
Analysis of Pigments on Painted Byzantine and Japanese Manuscripts
An introduction to the analysis of painted Byzantine and Japanese manuscripts by the Bodleian Libraries' new Heritage Sc... Read more
4 Jul 2023
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36mins
Daniel Meadows - 50 years of The Free Photographic Omnibus
Daniel Meadows - 50 years of The Free Photographic Omnibus
Daniel Meadows is a pioneer of contemporary British documentary practice. A photographer, documentarian and digital stor... Read more
27 Jun 2023
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1hr 5mins
Queer Bibliography: A Discussion
Queer Bibliography: A Discussion
What is queer bibliography? How does it intersect with other critical bibliographies, (feminist, Black and liberation bi... Read more
26 Jun 2023
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42mins
The New Nature of the Book: Publishing and Printing in the Post-Digital Era
The New Nature of the Book: Publishing and Printing in the Post-Digital Era
In this lecture, Matthew Kirschenbaum considers textual stability, a concern of publishers and readers since before the ... Read more
13 Jun 2023
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56mins
What is Photography For?
What is Photography For?
Social documentary photographer Jim Mortram and photographer and publisher Craig Atkinson ponder why should we care abou... Read more
5 May 2023
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1hr 14mins
Making wood type then and now
Making wood type then and now
Thomas Gravemaker explores the history of wood type printing as well as his own recent manufacture using digital design ... Read more
19 Apr 2023
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51mins
Modern Times: Photography in Britain 1800–1850
Modern Times: Photography in Britain 1800–1850
Geoffrey Batchen explores the first fifty years of photography in Britain. The announcement of photography’s invention i... Read more
6 Apr 2023
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55mins
ARCHiOX - Seeing the Unseen in Bodleian Collections
ARCHiOX - Seeing the Unseen in Bodleian Collections
A research collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries and the Factum Foundation The Factum Foundation for Digital Tech... Read more
17 Feb 2023
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2hr 6mins
Unveiling the invisible belt: the shareholders of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, 1897–1901
Unveiling the invisible belt: the shareholders of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, 1897–1901
Drawing on a detailed survey of shareholders of the Marconi in 1897 and 1900, this lecture will trace an overall profile... Read more
14 Nov 2022
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42mins