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Text heading from Codex Zacynthius

War and words: Colin Macaulay and his manuscript connections

Posted on 17 May 2021 by Catherine Ansorge

One of Cambridge University Library’s most treasured manuscripts, the Codex Zacynthius, is displayed in the Library’s exhibition ‘Ghost Words: reading the past’. The focus here […]

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Bible Society, Christian Works, Collectors and collecting, Exhibitions, Greek, Manuscripts, Special Collections

Reformation lives

Posted on 1 November 2016 by Liam Sims

One of the great joys of working with special collections in an historic library like the UL is the discovery (or re-discovery, with each new […]

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Anniversaries, Bible Society, Collectors and collecting, Rare Books, Special Collections

Martin Bucer and the Reformation in Cambridge

Posted on 12 April 2016 by Liam Sims

Between 17th and 19th March, a number of Cambridge librarians – along with a host of academics – spent a happy time in the Parker […]

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Bible Society, Collectors and collecting, Library history, Rare Books, Special Collections

The return of Mary Jones’ Bible to Bala

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Special Collections

The Mary Jones Bible returned to Bala, Wales, on 18 March and was on show to the public until 20 March. The Bible left Bala […]

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Bible Society, Events, Special Collections

Cambridge University Library bids to purchase early Gospel manuscript

Posted on 16 December 2013 by Special Collections

Cambridge University Library plans to raise £1.1m to purchase an outstanding Biblical manuscript. Dating from the 6th or 7th century, Codex Zacynthius is a palimpsest […]

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Bible Society, Cambridge Digital Library, Manuscripts

Printed ‘Frost Fair’ ephemera in the University Library

Posted on 9 April 2013 by Liam Sims

The University Library holds many pieces of ephemera – notices, pamphlets and single sheets not intended to last or be preserved – which provide an […]

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Bible Society, Collectors and collecting, Rare Books

What’s so special about Music?

Posted on 19 May 2011 by Clemens

Maybe surprisingly, the invitation to join this blog as a contributor made me re-consider what’s so special about Music. Of course, being employed within the […]

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Bible Society, Chinese, Music, Rare Books, Special Collections

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