Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Before libraries had shelves, they had locks. 🔐📚
Professor William Whyte explores how Oxford’s earliest libraries began not as rooms, but as chests used to keep books and other valuable possessions safe.
Before libraries had shelves, they had locks. 🔐📚
Professor William Whyte explores how Oxford’s earliest libraries began not as rooms, but as chests used to keep books and other valuable possessions safe.
