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Date	1602 - present
Areas Of Involvement	legal deposit
Related People	Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

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Bodleian Library

Illuminated manuscript showing Marco Polo departing Venice by ship in 1271, with ornate medieval buildings, bridges, and figures along the city's canals and waterfront.

The Radcliffe Camera, a large circular stone building with a domed roof designed by James Gibbs, stands on a grassy lawn at Oxford University in Oxford, England.

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