
The Rose Book Collecting prize 2022: Illustrated books from early-modern Japan
The Rose Prize is awarded annually to a current student of the University, for a coherent collection on any subject from any period. The winner […]
Continue reading »The Rose Prize is awarded annually to a current student of the University, for a coherent collection on any subject from any period. The winner […]
Continue reading »In the Rare Books Department we receive many catalogues from booksellers and auctioneers, offering materials which might be added to our shelves. One such catalogue […]
Continue reading »In the course of our work as curators we receive hundreds of booksellers’ and auctioneers’ catalogues every year, many now in digital form, but plenty […]
Continue reading »Among the items recently acquired by the Library (generously supported by the Friends of the UL) is a group of nearly fifty issues of an […]
Continue reading »Entries are open for the 2021/22 Rose Book-Collecting Prize, which offers students the chance to win £500 by writing and talking about their own book […]
Continue reading »The Library holds many books formerly in the possession of significant historical figures. Other than the simple pleasure of knowing that a book was once […]
Continue reading »To mark the 125th anniversary of the publication of William Morris’s edition of the works of Chaucer, 26th June has been designated ‘International Kelmscott Press […]
Continue reading »We all put things in books. Whether it’s bookmarks (old train tickets, receipts or some other bit of paper no longer required), related ephemera (magazine […]
Continue reading »On Wednesday 18th March the University Library closed its doors to readers, in line with government advice around COVID-19. That afternoon saw many of Cambridge’s […]
Continue reading »This is a regular monthly update about the Archive Management System project. We have been making great progress since the last Archive Management System update […]
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