Shakespeare’s First Folio conserved
The University Library is very lucky to have copies of all four Shakespeare folios printed in the seventeenth century (1623, 1632, 1664 & 1685). The […]
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Finding ‘niger morocco’ on a map: a conservation study day on West African leather in Cambridge
This post is by Dr Ayesha Fuentes, an objects conservator and researcher specializing in the care and handling of archaeological and anthropological collections, based at […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: A final farewell from the Conservation Team
Conservation work on the Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project was completed way back in 2021 but our conservators have recently taken the time to reflect […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 5
Welcome to the last instalment of the conservator’s challenge. In this post we will see CUL MS Dd.4.39 and CUL MS Add.1840 in their finished […]
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Early modern mathematics: digitising the Macclesfield Collection
Over the last 15 months staff from Archives & Modern Manuscripts, Conservation & Collection Care, Digital Content & Library and Development & Friends of the […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 3.
Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation update! This is the final instalment in our Medieval Eastern Mediterranean binding model. Previously, we covered our […]
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From Spare Room to Reading Room: the journey of an archive collection
As the first section of the Spitting Image collection is about to be added to our new on-line catalogue, I thought it might be of […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Introducing our new conservators
We are Marina Pelissari and Marie Renaudin, the new conservators joining the thrilling Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project team! In 2019 we both qualified as […]
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Greek Manuscripts Inside and Out: A Conservation Symposium and Workshop
The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg proudly presents Greek Manuscripts Inside and Out: A Conservation Symposium […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 1
The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project has been a great support in encouraging continued professional development within the project. In this blog post we will […]
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