Video Fridays: The Rare Books of Winchester College
Forget politics and spend 25 minutes looking at beautiful old books at one of England's oldest schools. From medieval manuscripts to contemporary artists’ books, the Fellows’ Library at Winchester College contains more than 10,000 rare books, including an Ulm Ptolemy and John Eliot's "Indian Bible."
![Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/category_card/public/media-images/2026-06/origen.jpeg?itok=0V_4_Lt2)
