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Fascinating. . . . Balancing erudition with clarity, the catalogue is an invaluable guide to some of civilisation's textual cornerstones. -- (04/06/2015) Marks of Genius is a must. . . . The photographs are rich and detailed, and each entry features illustrative historical context. . . . Collecting this material in one place allows viewers to build a multifaceted understanding of genius. -- (01/26/2015) What makes Marks of Genius such a gem is the opportunity to witness the handwritten output of geniuses through the ages. You can find a photograph of equations concerning the age and expansion of the universe that Albert Einstein wrote on a blackboard during a talk in 1931. . . . You can also take in images of the Magna Carta . . . and the manuscript of The Wind in the Willows. -- (10/11/2014) Where can you find locks of Percy Bysshe Shelley's and Mary Shelley's hair alongside the fragments of Sappho's poetry? At the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, England. And also in the book Marks of Genius. . . The book includes writings and drawings and ephemera dating from ancient times to the twentieth century. -- (09/03/2014)

"""Fascinating. . . . Balancing erudition with clarity, the catalogue is an invaluable guide to some of civilisation's textual cornerstones.""-- ""Financial Times"" (4/6/2015 12:00:00 AM) ""What makes Marks of Genius such a gem is the opportunity to witness the handwritten output of geniuses through the ages. You can find a photograph of equations concerning the age and expansion of the universe that Albert Einstein wrote on a blackboard during a talk in 1931. . . . You can also take in images of the Magna Carta . . . and the manuscript of The Wind in the Willows."" -- ""Boston Globe"" (10/11/2014 12:00:00 AM) ""Marks of Genius is a must. . . . The photographs are rich and detailed, and each entry features illustrative historical context. . . . Collecting this material in one place allows viewers to build a multifaceted understanding of genius."" -- ""Choice"" (1/26/2015 12:00:00 AM) ""Where can you find locks of Percy Bysshe Shelley's and Mary Shelley's hair alongside the fragments of Sappho's poetry? At the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, England. And also in the book Marks of Genius. . . The book includes writings and drawings and ephemera dating from ancient times to the twentieth century.""-- ""Los Angeles Times"" (9/3/2014 12:00:00 AM)"

Fascinating. . . . Balancing erudition with clarity, the catalogue is an invaluable guide to some of civilisation's textual cornerstones. -- Financial Times (4/6/2015 12:00:00 AM) What makes Marks of Genius such a gem is the opportunity to witness the handwritten output of geniuses through the ages. You can find a photograph of equations concerning the age and expansion of the universe that Albert Einstein wrote on a blackboard during a talk in 1931. . . . You can also take in images of the Magna Carta . . . and the manuscript of The Wind in the Willows. -- Boston Globe (10/11/2014 12:00:00 AM) Where can you find locks of Percy Bysshe Shelley's and Mary Shelley's hair alongside the fragments of Sappho's poetry? At the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, England. And also in the book Marks of Genius. . . The book includes writings and drawings and ephemera dating from ancient times to the twentieth century. -- Los Angeles Times (9/3/2014 12:00:00 AM) Marks of Genius is a must. . . . The photographs are rich and detailed, and each entry features illustrative historical context. . . . Collecting this material in one place allows viewers to build a multifaceted understanding of genius. -- Choice (1/26/2015 12:00:00 AM)

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Stephen Hebron works in the department of Special Collections at the Bodleian Libraries. He is a curator and the author of numerous books, including 'Shelley's Ghost' (2010) and 'The Radcliffe Camera' (2014), also published by the Bodleian Library.

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