Christmas cookery in the University Library
Cookery books are not, as one might expect, a modern phenomenon. Before Nigella, Delia and the great Fanny Cradock taught us all how to make […]
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Cambridge connections: Trinity Hall and the University Library
About sixty years before the University had its own purpose-built library, William Bateman (Bishop of Norwich) founded Trinity Hall in Cambridge. It remains one of […]
Continue reading »Aldus Manutius (1452? – 6 February 1515) : A humanist printer for humanist readers. Aldine editions at Cambridge University Library
The 500th anniversary of Aldus Manutius’s death on 6 February 1515 (Incunabula Project Blog) is celebrated this year by libraries and institutions all over the […]
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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 […]
Continue reading »Private Lives of Print: The use and abuse of books 1450-1550
The Library’s latest exhibition Private Lives of Print: The use and abuse of books 1450-1550 is now open to the public. Over fifty incunabula are […]
Continue reading »Cambridge Incunabula Masterclass – An Early Printed Herbal in Context: Illustration of the Herbarius latinus
On Tuesday 2 September 2014 Cambridge University Library will be holding its 16th masterclass as part of the Incunabula Project. The masterclass, entitled “An Early […]
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 »’Text and illustration in early books and manuscripts: A comparative study” conference report from Ed Potten and Laura Nuvoloni
In December 2013, Ed Potten and Laura Nuvoloni travelled to Japan, at the invitation of Keio University, to participate in the international conference Text and […]
Continue reading »Tim Munby’s donations to Cambridge University Library
In June the Special Collections blog advertised an exhibition in the Library to coincide with a conference – held at King’s College – in honour […]
Continue reading »Recent acquisitions from the Mendham sale
In June, despite much protest from historians, academics and librarians, a significant portion of the Mendham Collection in Canterbury – which had been publicly accessible […]
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