Here at OCC we’re all gearing up for the Book and Paper Group Conference in Oxford next week. Come say hello to us at the Chantry stall, where you can browse the catalogue and buy some books! We’ve got lots of duplicate copies for sale at heavily discounted prices. All journals are £2 each, 3... Continue Reading →
Look out for the Chantry Library stall at the upcoming Icon Book and Paper Group conference, taking place in Oxford from 1-3 October 2018. We will be offering some of our duplicates at bargain prices, free Chantry bookmarks, a chance to search SOLO live, and the opportunity to support a valuable conservation resource. See you... Continue Reading →
Will Beharrell’s time cataloguing the Chantry collection has sadly come to an end. Thanks for all your hard work, Will, and for adding 243 new records to the online catalogue SOLO!
This new-to-Chantry book by Edward Connold, author of British Vegetable Galls, and Gleanings from the Fields of Nature, has just been donated to the Chantry by Sandrine Decoux, Exhibitions Co-ordinator at the Bodleian Libraries. It is illustrated with 68 superb full-page plates, 21 insets, and 17 small drawings... of oak galls!
New to Chantry’s shelves, The Codex and Crafts in Late Antiquity, by Georgios Boudalis. The Oxford Conservation Consortium and Collection Care and Conservation section of the Bodleian Libraries recently spent a fascinating day on ‘Bookbinding and endbands of the Eastern Mediterranean’ with Dr Boudalis, with a small display of his publications from the... Continue Reading →
Today is the last day for our fantastic library volunteer, Cathrin Wieduwild. Cathrin took a break from her studies and has been in Oxford for the past two years. She is now returning to Germany to finish her MA in painting conservation. Cathrin has been involved in making sure the Chantry book collection has bookplates,... Continue Reading →
