Rare books stolen from Bodleian Library

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: July 25, 2001| Author: MARTIN MCGLOWN | Copyright information

THIEVES who stole several 400-year-old books from the Bodleian Library at Oxford University may have masqueraded as theologians, police said today, writes Martin McGlown.

The theology books, which are believed to be collectively worth 20,000, were found to be missing during routine checks yesterday.

A university spokesman said: "The Bodleian Library has up-to-date security measures and its reading rooms are only open to those who have satisfied the requirements for a...

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