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Scrapbooking in Cork

Posted on 1 February 2019 by William Hale

The Library has recently acquired two large folio scrapbooks of 436 and 360 pages, compiled between 1818 and 1822 by one E. Madder of Cork. […]

Acquisitions, Irish, Rare Books

The school years of Dame Muriel Spark

Posted on 18 January 2019 by Special Collections

This post is by Agnieszka Drabek-Prime, Rare Books Superintendent, who is cataloguing a varied collection of school magazines recently acquired by the Library. When you […]

Acquisitions, Poetry, Rare Books, Special Collections

‘Truth-Untruth’: Brexit through letterpress

Posted on 29 November 2018 by Special Collections

This post is by Alan Qualtrough, a letterpress artist, graphic designer and typographer based in Plymouth who met two of the Library’s staff at a […]

Acquisitions, Historical Printing, Rare Books, Special Collections

On a Roll: A New Acquisition

Posted on 28 September 2018 by James Freeman

Cambridge University Library is delighted to announce the acquisition of a late 13th-century rental roll originally made for the Augustinian priory of Holy Trinity, Ipswich. […]

Acquisitions, Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Manuscripts, Uncategorized

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