City in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2015 population of 168,270, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom, and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse.
The city is situated 57 miles (92 km) from London, 69 miles (111 km) from Bristol, 65 miles (105 km) from both Southampton and Birmingham and 25 miles (40 km) from Reading.
The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold.
Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots.
(Brond Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford)
The safe keeping of money and valuables posed obvious problems in the days before banks and strongrooms. It was common during the Middle Ages to use a really heavy metal chest, difficult for thieves to carry off unnoticed/ and to fasten it with several locks, the various keys being held by different officials so no one key-holder could gain access.
The Library began in 1555 with about 150 volumes. These were mostly theological, philosophical and legal books, together with texts by classical authors, given by Sir Thomas White and his friends.
https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/about-college/library/history-library/
The old library
The Library began in 1555 with about 150 volumes. These were mostly theological, philosophical and legal books, together with texts by classical authors, given by Sir Thomas White and his friends.
https://www.sjc.ox.ac.uk/discover/about-college/library/history-library/
Kaartsysteem als toegang op het archief van st.John's College in Oxford.
Citaat uit Hymn to Haia for Rim-Sim (regeringsperiode:1822-1763 v.Chr),
Onderdeel van een bezoekersreglement
Een selectielijst is een lijst waarin de archiefbescheiden zijn omschreven van een bepaald overheidsorgaan, waarbij is aangegeven of bescheiden voor blijvende bewaring of voor vernietiging in aanmerking komen.
