Bodleian, << bod LEE uhn or BOD lee uhn, >> Library is the main library of Oxford University at Oxford, England. British copyright laws require that one copy of every book published in the United Kingdom must be given to the Bodleian Library if the library requests one.
The library’s collections include original manuscripts by famous English authors. The original library, which consisted mainly of manuscripts given to the university by Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, was discontinued about 1550. Thomas Bodley, an English statesman and scholar, reestablished the library in 1602. He donated new books, manuscripts, and money, and encouraged the generosity of other benefactors.
