Greek – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Erpenius’ ‘Coptic’ manuscript at Cambridge University Library

Posted on 15 January 2024 by Majid Daneshgar

Since Thomas Erpenius’ death in November 1624, a large number of scholars have been writing about the importance of his personal library which arrived at […]

Christian Works, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, Special Collections

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: A final farewell from the Conservation Team

Posted on 19 May 2022 by CUL Conservation

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 […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 5

Posted on 22 March 2022 by CUL Conservation

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 […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

War and words: Colin Macaulay and his manuscript connections

Posted on 17 May 2021 by Catherine Ansorge

One of Cambridge University Library’s most treasured manuscripts, the Codex Zacynthius, is displayed in the Library’s exhibition ‘Ghost Words: reading the past’. The focus here […]

Bible Society, Christian Works, Collectors and collecting, Exhibitions, Greek, Manuscripts, Special Collections

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 4

Posted on 8 April 2021 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonksy Foundation Greek Manuscripts blogpost. We have an update on the treatment of CUL MS Dd.4.39 an 11th century Psalter and CUL […]

Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections, Uncategorized

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 3

Posted on 25 March 2021 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts blogpost. In this post we will be updating you all on the conservation treatments of CUL MS Dd.4.39 […]

Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 3.

Posted on 17 December 2020 by CUL Conservation

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 […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Uncategorized

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 2.

Posted on 2 October 2020 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation blogpost. In this blogpost we will be sharing our next steps of the creation of the Medieval […]

Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek