A book from J. S. Bach’s library
On 31 March 1685 was born Johann Sebastian Bach, widely regarded as one of best composers the world has ever known. The Library is fortunate […]
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The library of Gabriel Harvey
Discoveries are made frequently in libraries, and the University Library is no exception. Staff and readers alike may call up a volume which has been […]
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Robert Hooke and his Micrographia
When Samuel Pepys strode through the City of London to visit his bookseller – a journey he made frequently – on 2 January 1665, he […]
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Charles Sayle (1864-1924): poet, bibliographer & librarian
Charles Edward Sayle – poet, bibliographer and librarian – was born 150 years ago on this day in 1864. His surname may be familiar to […]
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A presentation copy from Oscar Wilde
Having been reminded by the BBC and British Library this morning that today is the 160th anniversary of the birth of the Irish writer and […]
Continue reading »Ukraine Abroad: the Yakimiuk Collection
A guest post by Mel Bach of the Library’s European Collections and Cataloguing Department. An exhibition of material from the library of Peter Yakimiuk, donated […]
Continue reading »‘The necklace of her kingdom’: Elizabeth I and Cambridge
In August 1564 – 450 years ago this month – Queen Elizabeth I visited Cambridge for the first time during her reign. The town was […]
Continue reading »Broughton Parish Library: preservation and conservation
The collection of rare books held by Cambridge University Library has been built up over more than six centuries by a variety of means, including […]
Continue reading »The medical library of Thomas Lorkyn (1528-1591)
On this day – April 21st – in 1564, in the same week as Shakespeare was born, Thomas Lorkyn was appointed as the fourth Regius […]
Continue reading »An early Cambridge binding by Nicholas Spierinck
The library has recently acquired, with help from the Friends of Cambridge University Library, an important sammelband (catalogued at the shelfmark 5000.d.122) of nine early […]
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