Telling tales: manuscripts, scribes, stories
A guest blog post from Linda van Rheinberg, student at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf
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Curious complexions: understanding and treating the skin in medieval England
This guest post is by Amelia Spanton, who recently finished her MA in Medieval Studies at the University of York. There are now just two […]
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In their own words: medical writings in Middle English
There is just one month left to visit the University Library’s current exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World. The display closes on 6 […]
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John Argentine: Cambridge physician and royal doctor
If you have not yet visited the University Library’s exhibition, Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World, don’t worry: as of today, you have two […]
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Curious Cures: the making of a medieval folded manuscript
This post is by Beckett Thornber, an MA Conservation Studies student, specialising in books and library materials, at West Dean College. He spent six weeks […]
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Newnham College Christine de Pizan manuscript digitised
This post is by Dr Charlotte Cooper-Davis, Learning and Research Engagement Officer at the University Library. She has been researching and writing about the fifteenth-century […]
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Cucumbers for Constipation and Vinegar for Verrucas: Curious Cures from the 21st Century
The University Library’s new exhibition – Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World – delves into the intriguing, strange and sometimes improbable medical recipes from […]
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A Tudor Medical Manuscript: Winchester Geese, Bullet Extractors, and Cataplasms from the Court of Henry VIII
Followers of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project who also listen BBC Radio 4 comedy show The Unbelievable Truth may have heard some very […]
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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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Childbirth and charms: two new online exhibitions
This guest post is by Summer Mainstone-Cotton and Aine Widdicombe, who are Masters students at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge respectively. Earlier this year, […]
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