Spencer Perceval, Prime Minister, was shot dead in the House of Commons lobby on 11 May 1812. His killer was John Bellingham, described by P.J. […]
Continue reading »Cambridge University Library holds a rich collection of botanical studies printed in the Low Countries, many of which were originally part of the collection of […]
Continue reading »Among the numerous treasures at Cambridge University Library are the private documents of the explorer John Lewis Burckhardt, who rediscovered the ancient city of Petra […]
Continue reading »As the ‘Shelf Lives’ exhibition draws to a close (Sat 16 June is the last day), here’s a round-up of more posts on the theme […]
Continue reading »There are still a couple of weeks left to see the ‘Shelf Lives’ exhibition at the University Library, which closes on 16 June. And in […]
Continue reading »Dr Mark Curran, Munby Fellow, will give a talk on ‘Beyond the forbidden best-sellers of pre-Revolutionary France’ on Wednesday, 16 May, 5:00 pm in the […]
Continue reading »The University Library’s exhibition ‘Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books’ runs for another six weeks until 16 June 2012. Dawn Moutrey continues […]
Continue reading »A small lockable leather diary in the archive at Cambridge University Library is leading us to reassess one of the key relationships in Charles Darwin’s […]
Continue reading »Further content and functionality has been added to the Cambridge Digital Library. We have added more items to the Islamic Manuscripts and Newton collections—including several […]
Continue reading »Dott. Laura Nuvoloni (Incunabula Project Cataloguer, Cambridge University Library) will give a talk on ‘Witnesses of the past: the Incunabula Collection at Cambridge University Library’ […]
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