# @oxford_uni on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Dcv3c8ziAlj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69913148-oxford-uni-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/a3d9e9c920.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T14:23:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The University of Oxford (@oxford_uni) — https://gondola.cc/oxford_uni

## Caption

Ever lent someone a book and never got it back? 📚

When a book could be worth as much as a house, that was a risk you couldn’t take. Professor William Whyte explains why books were once chained to library shelves.

#OxfordUniversity #LibraryHistory

## Stats

- **Views:** 80,810
- **Likes:** 1,729
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 16

## Tags

libraryhistory, oxforduniversity

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