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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Thomas van Erpe, or Erpenius, as he is usually known, is best remembered for his collection of Arabic manuscripts which came to the University Library […]
Continue reading »The Cambridge Science Festival takes place from 10-23 March and is bigger than ever before. The University Library is hosting several talks and interactive events […]
Continue reading »At about 2pm on this day in 1649, King Charles I was beheaded outside the Banqueting House of Whitehall Palace. The story of his downfall […]
Continue reading »The University Library has recently acquired a collection of over 70 titles from the library of the late Jonathan Gili (1943-2004), a documentary film-maker, small-press […]
Continue reading »A few weeks ago, Cambridge University Library advertised this year’s competition for the 2014 Rose Book-Collecting Prize [entries due no later than Tuesday 14th January], […]
Continue reading »With all good wishes for Christmas
Continue reading »In June the Special Collections blog advertised an exhibition in the Library to coincide with a conference – held at King’s College – in honour […]
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