6-712: The Heracles Papyrus ( Sackler Library , University of Oxford , Pap. Oxyrhynchus 2331) is a fragment of a 3rd-century Greek manuscript of a poem about the Labours of Heracles . It contains three unframed colored line drawings of the first of the Labors, the killing of the Nemean lion , set within the columns of cursive text. It was found at Oxyrhynchus (Pap. 2331) and is one of the few surviving scraps of classical literary illustration on papyrus . The fragment measures 235 by 106 mm. This article about an illuminated manuscript
12-548: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about an Oxyrhynchus papyrus written in Greek is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sackler Library The Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library (‘Bodleian Art Library’ in its shortened form, formerly the Sackler Library ) holds a large portion of the classical , art historical , and archaeological works belonging to
18-517: Is a circular drum, a reference to the Classical origins of many of its holdings. One of the outer walls of the drum is decorated by a Classical frieze. The architects claim the circular entrance vestibule is derived from the Doric Temple of Apollo at Bassae , first excavated by Charles Robert Cockerell , the architect who designed the adjacent Ashmolean Museum . The library is administered as part of
24-525: The University of Oxford , England . The library building was completed in 2001 and opened on 24 September of that year, enabling the rehousing of the library of the Ashmolean Museum . The library entrance is at 1 St John Street . It was principally funded by a donation from the multi-millionaire Mortimer Sackler . It was designed by Robert Adam with Paul Hanvey of ADAM Architecture . Its main building
30-879: The family. The library's holdings incorporate the collections of four older libraries , namely the Ashmolean library, the Classics Lending Library, the Eastern Art Library, the Griffith Institute and the History of Art Library. Major subject areas are: Among the celebrated holdings are the Heracles Papyrus , a fragment of 3rd century Greek manuscript containing a poem about the Labours of Heracles , along with over 100,000 fragments found at Oxyrhynchus known as
36-584: The multi-site Bodleian Library , the central libraries of the University of Oxford The library was originally named for the Sackler family , whose funding of the arts became controversial in the context of the opioid epidemic . It was renamed the Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library at a meeting of the University Council on 15 May 2023, following a review of the university's relationship with
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