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Object Name

Drawing of Bodleain Library

Object Number

2026-25-27

Description

Brightly colored ceiling design, marked “Ceiling 1600 AD. Bodleian Library, Oxford.” Inscriptions in Latin on both sides of the drawing design. There are pencil sketches along the lower half of the page, and a longer body of text explains the colors, locations, and medium being used. Ripped bottom edge and minor discoloration likely due to water damage. Tape along the top edge on the reverse.

Category

Communication Artifacts

Maker

Purves, Austin, 1900-1977

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