In their own words: medical writings in Middle English
There is just one month left to visit the University Library’s current exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World. The display closes on 6 […]
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John Argentine: Cambridge physician and royal doctor
If you have not yet visited the University Library’s exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World, don’t worry: as of today, you have two […]
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Cucumbers for Constipation and Vinegar for Verrucas: Curious Cures from the 21st Century
The University Library’s new exhibition – Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World – delves into the intriguing, strange and sometimes improbable medical recipes from […]
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The legacy of Francis Jenkinson: a symposium
‘The care of books is a difficult business’, remarked Francis Jenkinson in his presidential address to the annual meeting of the Library Association in 1905 […]
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Death, scandal and a disputed election
To write of a disputed election at this moment in time may be thought to invite controversy, to tempt fate, or at least to be […]
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Books of Beasts: From Cambridge to California
Two Cambridge University Library bestiary manuscripts dating from the thirteenth century have made the transatlantic crossing for a spectacular new exhibition that opens today at […]
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Medieval Palaeography Workshop Programme 2019
Every Easter Term, the University Library hosts the Cambridge Medieval Palaeography Workshop.
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Care in the handling of books
A reminder of good practice by Henry Creswick (University Librarian 1949-67), courtesy of the University Archives:
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Family Fun: Manuscripts by Candlelight
Next Wednesday (17th April) sees the return of Manuscripts by Candlelight at the University Library. This event first took place as part of Twilight at the Museums […]
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On a Roll: A New Acquisition
Cambridge University Library is delighted to announce the acquisition of a late 13th-century rental roll originally made for the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Ipswich. […]
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