Before the advent of dust-jackets many books, especially those for children, were bound in brightly coloured cloth with pictorial blocking in gold and other striking colours.

This silk chiffon scarf features a colourful 19th- and 20th-century bookshelves design, with jolly book titles all taken from the Bodleian Libraries collection.

• Made exclusively for the Bodleian Libraries
• 100% silk chiffon
• Dry clean only
• Size: 1800mm x 500cm
• Hand rolled hem