Giovanni Belzoni and his ‘Book of breathings’
In Ancient Egyptian culture, matters relating to death and the afterlife were of great significance, as both the body and the soul were believed to […]
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The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Conserving fragments
Since the introductory blogpost from conservation on The Polonsky Greek Manuscripts Project, we have made a lot of progress, having completed the survey of the […]
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The Installation of Prince Albert at Cambridge
The Map Department contains many views, which offer great insight into the living experiences, events and environment of the time and place shown. While recently […]
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Tales of India written for my grandchildren
The Royal Commonwealth Society Department recently has been donated a fascinating personal memoir, ‘Tales of India written for my grandchildren’ (RCMS 400). Its author was […]
Continue reading »Max Aub: a Spanish intellectual in Mexico
Researchers of the life and work of Max Aub (Paris, 1903 – Mexico City, 1972) will be pleased to hear about a recent donation from […]
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Archive Management System update
This is a regular update about the progress of the Archive Management System (AMS) project. We’ve been working on costs and a business model for […]
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Manuscripts from the Gayer-Anderson brothers
One of the most iconic items in the British Museum’s Egyptology collection is the bronze cat figurine commonly known as the ‘Gayer-Anderson cat’. It is […]
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Books of Beasts: From Cambridge to California
Two Cambridge University Library bestiary manuscripts dating from the thirteenth century have made the transatlantic crossing for a spectacular new exhibition that opens today at […]
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Medieval Palaeography Workshop Programme 2019
Every Easter Term, the University Library hosts the Cambridge Medieval Palaeography Workshop.
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The literary papers of Humphrey Jennings
The Department of Archives and Modern Manuscripts holds two boxes of papers relating to the filmmaker, painter and writer Humphrey Jennings (1907-50), now catalogued as […]
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