Events – Page 2 – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Englishing the Papacy: The Liber Pontificalis and MS Kk.4.6

Posted on 21 May 2018 by James Freeman

A guest post from Thomas Langley, who completed his MPhil on wealth and authority in early medieval Italy in 2017, and has continued studying at […]

Christian Works, Events, Manuscripts

Lectures: A material history of the Bible in England 1200-1600

Posted on 14 May 2018 by Special Collections

A forthcoming public lecture series at Cambridge University Library: A Material History of the Bible in England, 1200-1600 by Dr Eyal Poleg, Senior Lecturer in […]

Events, Manuscripts, Rare Books, Special Collections

Codices, coding and cake: a medieval manuscript hackathon

Posted on 8 May 2018 by Suzanne Paul

Last week the UL hosted its first hackathon – to create web apps using glossed manuscripts from the UL’s collections, in just a few days. […]

Digital Resources, Events, Manuscripts

Wonderful Wisbech

Posted on 24 April 2018 by Jill Whitelock

It was a lovely spring day for the Friends of Cambridge University Library’s visit to the Wisbech & Fenland Museum on 14 April to explore […]

Events, Friends of Cambridge University Library, Library history

Visit to Wisbech & Fenland Museum, 14 April 2018

Posted on 28 March 2018 by Jill Whitelock

Join the Friends of Cambridge University Library for a special guided tour of the wonderful Wisbech & Fenland Museum and library on Saturday 14 April. […]

Collectors and collecting, Events

Talk on the Liberation Collection, 22nd February

Posted on 14 February 2018 by Special Collections

On Thursday 22nd February Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey will give a talk to the Cambridge Bibliographical Society on ‘The power of the image in liberated France, […]

Cambridge Bibliographical Society, Collectors and collecting, Events, Illustration, Rare Books, Recent acquisitions

Thom Gunn revived and remembered, recorded

Posted on 14 December 2017 by John Wells

On 26 October Clive Wilmer launched his Faber edition of the Selected Poems of Thom Gunn in the University Library with a talk, refreshments and […]

Events, Poetry

Reckoning the lost and found: tally sticks re-discovered at the UL

Posted on 21 November 2017 by Sian Collins

In an institution that’s been collecting archives for centuries it’s almost impossible to know about everything that you hold – therefore there are always lovely […]

Archives, Collectors and collecting, Events, Exhibitions, Special Collections

‘Particles of light’: the legacy of Henry Bradshaw

Posted on 7 November 2017 by Jill Whitelock

A conference celebrating 150 years since Henry Bradshaw’s appointment as University Librarian at Cambridge 4 December 2017 Milstein Room, Cambridge University Library ‘Books are to […]

Anniversaries, Events, Library history

Thom Gunn revived and remembered

Posted on 19 October 2017 by John Wells

On Thursday 26 October the University Library is offering a chance to join poet Clive Wilmer at the launch of his Faber edition of the […]

Events, Exhibitions, Manuscripts, Poetry

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