Medieval manuscript meets medieval buildings—beautiful! 😍 #ManuscriptMonday #Medieval #NewCollegeOxford #Oxford #Gold

A miscellany of medieval millinery, from fillets and veils to chainmail hoods, caps, coifs, crowns, and mitres . . . headgear with birds was clearly the height of fashion in 13th-century Italy 😂 (@NewCollegeOx, MS 174) #ManuscriptMonday #Medieval #hats #MedievalTwitter

We love adding curious books to the library!📚🧐 This Russian novel is a fascinating example of tête-bêche bookbinding (from the French for ‘head-to-toe’), where two books are bound together in opposite directions. (@NewCollegeOx, A 29 KIN) #LibraryLife #BrilliantBindings

Wondered what we’ve been up to over the long vacation?🧐 We’ve been busy getting ready for another great year at New College Library! Updates include: 📚 New Books 📚 Refreshed Library Spaces 📚 Improved Collection Access #Freshers #LibraryLife #NewCollegeOxford #BacktoUni

Columbus arrived in America #OnThisDay in 1492. Here, you can see the impact of this voyage in #map form—the oldest map of America in our collections from 1520 . . .🗺️🤯 Learn more about it—and other early works on America—in this #NewCollegeNote 👇 ow.ly/vjRA50ZwEcW

A very warm welcome to all our freshers! Here’s the coat of arms of your new college (heh!), blind stamped into the gorgeous calf leather binding of a 1594 volume of biblical commentary. (@NewCollegeOx, BT1.52.4) #beautifulbindings #specialcollections #1stWeek

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the library at the start of term!😁 During their library induction, each fresher will receive: -Notebook📒 -Bookmark📖 -Chocolate🍬 #Freshers #FreshersWeek #WelcometoOxford #NewCollege #NewCollegeOxford

Have you visited #NewCollege library yet? 💡 Discover your favourite study spot 📚 Borrow one of thousands of books 🧐 Check out the study skills collection 👩‍🏫 Speak to our team of friendly librarians #Freshers #FreshersWeek #LibraryLife

On this #ManuscriptMonday we want to extend a very warm welcome to all our new students from our founder William of Wykeham! 😀📚 (@NewCollegeOx, MS 288, f. 3v) #MedievalManuscript #Freshers #FreshersWeek #WelcometoOxford

0th Week starts tomorrow—last chance to spend a day doing abso-lute-ly nothing! (@NewCollegeOx, BT1.17.8) #rarebooks #woodcuts #SpecialCollections

We’ve been busy installing our new #exhibition! In ‘Alice Oswald: A journey through her poetry’, we celebrate a very special @NewCollegeOx alumna—one of Britain’s foremost contemporary poets. 📅Oct 26-Feb 27 🔗ow.ly/zCbL50ZT7xc Free and open to all! #Poetry #AliceOswald

A beautiful piece of music for #InternationalMusicDay! 🎵 Composed by New College organist John Weldon, its first performance was probably in 1697 in Besselsleigh near #Oxford. Learn more in @CJSkeltonFoord’s #NewCollegeNote 👇 new.ox.ac.uk/john-weldon-new… (@NewCollegeOx, MSRS293)

On the feast day of St Jerome, patron saint of libraries, we salute the work of our past librarians . . . Dating from 1624, this fascinating document is our oldest Library catalogue—here you can see the opening entries! (@NewCollegeOx, LC/1, p.1) #Manuscript #Catalogue

When you’re trying to catch up on some sleep before term starts but people keep coming into your room! 😴⏰ (@NewCollegeOx MS 272, f. 179r) #ManuscriptMonday #Medieval #BacktoUni #NewCollegeOxford

How many languages can you speak? How about Arabic, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Syriac, Sabaic, Turkish, Persian, Armenian, and Sanskrit? That’s how many D. S. Margoliouth mastered! 🤯 Read about him in @ccsahner’s #NewCollegeNote 👇 ow.ly/cZPq50Zy3HZ #EuropeanDayOfLanguages

We’re very excited to add two copies of Natasha Pulley’s latest novel to our collections! One goes into our popular LIT section, the other signed copy into our dedicated New College authors sequence. We can’t wait to read it . . . #NatashaPulley #NewCollege #NewCollegeAlumni

For the end of astrological summer, here’s a beautifully summery floral border from one or our incunabula, printed in Oxford in 1482. (@NewCollegeOx, BT1.36.3) #rarebooks #incunabula #endofsummer

Another stunningly intricate initial for you on this #ManuscriptMonday! 😍 (@NewCollegeOx MS 301, f. 29v) #Medievalmanuscripts #Illumination #Medieval #NewCollegeOxford

Just a modest little T, 1540s style . . . (@NewCollegeOx, BT1.19.5) #rarebooks #SpecialCollections #WoodcutWednesday

This #OnlineLearningDay why not check out one of New College Library’s online exhibitions? Explore our collections and the history of college😀💭 Discover more👉 new.ox.ac.uk/exhibitions @NewCollegeOx #Exhibition #NewCollegeOxford #Medieval #Manuscripts #Archives

Neighbourhood watch, medieval edition. (@NewCollegeOx, MS 318, f.296v) #ManuscriptMonday #Manuscripts #MedievalX #SpecialCollections