Friday, March 22, 2013

::TRAVEL:: London: Treasures of the British Library

This video is about treasures you can find in the British Library.
Which books mentioned in the video have you read?

*This video belongs to Rick Steves

. What does the statue of Issac Newton at the entrance of the British Library symbolize? 
. How many books are there in the British Library? 
. Which book can you read in this Library via computer?



Watch the video again and order the treasures that are found in this library in the way they are mentioned in the video.



a. ( ) The Gutemberg Bible, 1455.

b. ( ) Early gospels on papyrus.

c. ( ) The first complete New Testament written in Greek, 4th century.

d. ( ) Leonardo Da Vinci's Notebook (manuscripts)

e. ( ) Illuminated Manuscripts with pages decorated by monks.

f. ( ) The first collection of Shakespeare's plays.

g. ( ) The Magna Carta, 1215.

h. ( ) Maps.

i. ( ) Mozart's music manuscripts.

j. ( ) Handel's Messiah (1741) music manuscripts.

k. ( ) The original Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll.




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