Speed maps now in the Cambridge Digital Library
John Speed’s Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is one of the world’s great cartographic treasures. Published in 1611/12, it marked the first time […]
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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 […]
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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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 […]
Continue reading »What’s in a name?
With Mixed Pickle and Condiments, The Sheila and Her Dog, Stretched Drawers, Rabbit’s Ears. These are a few of the more bizarre-sounding student societies whose […]
Continue reading »Recent Acquisitions: Manuscript Books of Hours
The current exhibition in the entrance hall, Scribes and Printers, features recent acquisitions by the Departments of Manuscripts and Rare Books. This post showcases the […]
Continue reading »Ghana: Health and Nursing
In her third post highlighting pictorial records of Ghana in the Library’s Royal Commonwealth Society’s collections, RCS volunteer Francesca Issatt focusses on the Weston collection […]
Continue reading »Ghana: Our Days on the Gold Coast
The following post is the second in a series promoting the Library’s superb historic photographic collections of Ghana, which form part of the Royal Commonwealth […]
Continue reading »Archives of John Seymour Benson
The RCS has just created an on-line catalogue for a fascinating recent acquisition, the papers and photographs of the geologist and mining engineer John Seymour […]
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