‘Seated Nymph’ was created in the early 16th century by the Italian sculptor Antico, nicknamed for his Classical-inspired bronzes

Explore the myths of the Greek hero Odysseus and the story of the Odyssey in the ancient world through objects in our collection.

The supermarket scion is funding a renewal of Norwich’s Sainsbury Centre, the latest in a run of hefty gifts

This collection is the first to redefine conceptions of ‘loneliness’ in the Western world by exploring its manifestation in early modern texts.

This display features a rare medieval birth scroll and explores protective practices and beliefs around pregnancy, childbirth and infertility past and present.

Find out about the 100s of productions we've commissioned, staged and toured at some of the world's leading venues since we were formed in 1956.

Previous grant recipients If you would like to help us support early career scholars in bibliography, please email our Treasurer (treasurer@oxbibsoc.org.uk) to discuss how you can help. Any donatio…

Be swept away by the extraordinary history and dazzling artistry of this Pacific Island nation.

Buildings Keelmen’s Hospital was built in 1701, not as a hospital in the modern sense but as an almshouse. Almshouses provided food and shelter for the town’s poor. Keelmen’s Hospital was set up…

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This landmark edited collection offers a new series of studies of power, religion and language in the literature of the Slavic Christian world. The ...