An assiduous bibliophile, Edgar Wind built two library collections whilst in Oxford. This page contains information about their history and collection of titles.
Edgar Marcel Wind |
History of Art departmental library The first Oxford-based library collection assembled by Edgar Wind was for the University’s newly-established (in 1955) Department of the History of Art on Beaumont Street, Oxford. A shelf-list of books acquired during Wind's tenure as Professor of the History of Art at Oxford was complied (see box below). Personal library collection The second library Wind created was his personal collection. Wind Room, Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library, Bodleian Libraries The Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library's Wind Room houses, primarily, pre-1900 publications from the above two library collections as well as some more recently acquired titles. Items housed in the Wind Room are available for consultation and may be requested at the Ground Floor Help Desk or from Art Library Enquiries: artlib-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Please allow at least two weeks' notice ahead of your visit. |
Art & Architecture Librarian, Bodleian Libraries
Email: artlib-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk