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Cambridge University Library is delighted to announce the acquisition of a late 13th-century rental roll originally made for the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Ipswich.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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Henry Bradshaw and the Foundations of Codicology
In 2015, the Sandars Reader in Bibliography was Richard Beadle, Professor of Medieval English Literature and Palaeography at the Faculty of English. The subject of […]
Continue reading »The Fluctuating Fortunes of the University Library during the 15th and 16th Centuries
While elucidating finer points of library administration and the placing of manuscripts on the shelves, the early catalogues of the University Library additionally bear witness […]
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Comings and Goings: The Movement of Manuscripts at the University Library before 1600
A new subject guide has been published on the University Library website on the subject of the handwritten and printed registers, inventories and catalogues of […]
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The Early Catalogues of the University Library: A New Subject Guide
Perhaps the most common enquiry regarding our medieval manuscripts concerns their provenance: in particular, when they might have arrived at the University Library. Our manuscripts […]
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‘A Trunk of Writings’: The Fate of Samuel Ward’s Papers
A month ago, we announced the digitisation of the earliest known draft of part the King James Bible, MS Ward B of Sidney Sussex College. […]
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The Earliest Known Draft of the King James Bible
It is rare that archival research makes the national news. Jeffrey Alan Miller’s identification of a draft of a portion of the King James Bible […]
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The ‘Album amicorum’ of Abraham Ortelius
The latest addition to the Cambridge Digital Library is the Album amicorum of Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). The Album amicorum – literally ‘book of friends’ – […]
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Reading Between the Lines: An 11th-Century Bilingual Psalter
The sixth of our ‘Treasures of the University Library’ talks was given by Dr James Freeman, Medieval Manuscripts Specialist:
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Treasures of the University Library: don’t miss out!
Would you like the opportunity to come face-to-face with some of the most precious items from Cambridge University Library’s collections? To celebrate our 600th anniversary, […]
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