Sacred Destinations Destinations England Oxford Merton College Merton College Photos 18572 × share full URL share short URL embed link code photo 49 of 144 Previous | Next Merton College Alabaster and marble monument to Sir Thomas Bodley (d.1613), founder of the Bodleian Library. Carved by Nicholas Stone, it is full of symbolism, such as the Classical pilasters in the form of piled books. Credit: Holly Hayes