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J.R. Bradshaw, 'A Classification by Subject of the Oxford Almanacks 1674-1991', Oxoniensia 56 (1991), pages 131-144; Paul Luna & Martyn Ould, 'The Printed Page', chapter 17 in Ian Gadd (editor), The History of Oxford University Press. Volume I: Beginnings to 1780 (Oxford University Press, 2013), pages 520-527 (online with subscription
The Oxford Historical Monographs Committee is the series' editorial board and is composed of postholders in the History Faculty at the University of Oxford. It meets four times each year to consider examiners' reports and conduct other business. The committee is intended to represent as wide a range of period and thematic interests as possible. [2]
History: John Arnold: 24 February 2000: History 017: Roman Britain: Peter Salway: 10 August 2000 1 August 2015 (2nd ed.) Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984: History – U.K. 018: The Anglo-Saxon Age: John Blair: 10 August 2000: Chapter from The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, 1984: History – U.K. 019: Medieval ...
Leading 20th-century authors at Oxford University include C. S. Lewis (works including The Chronicles of Narnia series of seven books) and J. R. R. Tolkien (works including Middle-earth books). Inspector Morse is a detective book series based in Oxford, by Colin Dexter. It has spawned a successful television series.
The Oxford Illustrated Histories are a series of single-volume history books written by experts and published by the Oxford University Press. [1] According to Hew Strachan , its intended readership is the 'intelligent general reader' rather than the research student.
Unusually for an Oxford college library, access to the Codrington is open to all members of the university (subject to registration). [7] The library contains a significant collection of manuscripts and early printed books, and attracts scholars from around the world.
The Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs), which includes 25 encyclopedias in different areas, is an encyclopedic collection published by Oxford University Press in print and online. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its website was entirely free during an initial development period of several years.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in Oxford in 1478, with the Press officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. [ 2 ]