A Cure from the Crypt: Weapon Salve in the Library of John Dee
The astrologer, occultist, and alchemist John Dee (1527–1609) has long been associated with the art of necromancy – conjuring the spirits of the dead – […]
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Two Decades of Digital Photography in the Library: Evolution of Practice and Technology
Post by Maciej M. Pawlikowski, Head of Digital Content Unit, and Raffaella Losito, Photographer When photographers are working on the digitisation of special collections, they […]
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Charming creepy-crawlies in the Middle Ages
Animals often crop up among the medical recipes in the over 180 medieval manuscripts that Cambridge University Library is currently conserving, cataloguing, and digitising in […]
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