Taylor Institution

Taylor Institution

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caption=Location of the Institution within central OxfordThe Taylor Institution (or simply the Taylorian) is Oxford University's centre and library for the study of modern European languages and literature, in Oxford, England.

It was established in 1845 having largely been funded by a bequest from the estate of notable English architect Sir Robert Taylor (1714–1788).

The Institution and its Library are housed in the east wing of a neo-classical building (architect: Charles Cockerell) constructed to accommodate the Institution and the rudolph Galleries (now the Ashmolean Museum), located at the southern end of St Giles'. There is also a Greek and Slavonic annex in Wellington Square.

The library serves undergraduate, postgraduate, doctorate and Ph.D. students. The main building in St Giles' contains the West European languages, most notably French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (including South American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese) with a total of approx. 500,000 titles. The Greek and Slavonic annex consists of East European languages including Greek, Russian, Slavic languages, Finno-Ugric languages and Albanian.

External links

* [http://www.taylib.ox.ac.uk/ Taylor Institution Library]
* [http://www.mlfl.ox.ac.uk/ Taylor Institution Modern Languages Faculty Library]
* [http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/stgiles/tour/west/74_78_taylorian_old.htm/ Brief history of the Taylorian building]


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