Burckhardt in Basel
On the 19th and 20th of October a conference was held in Basel to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of the explorer John […]
Continue reading »On the 19th and 20th of October a conference was held in Basel to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of the explorer John […]
Continue reading »In 2015, the Sandars Reader in Bibliography was Richard Beadle, Professor of Medieval English Literature and Palaeography at the Faculty of English. The subject of […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »Every autumn – since 2006 – Cambridge University Library is hosting an Introduction to Islamic Codicology, a one week course and workshop on the material and artistic […]
Continue reading »There is often more to the books in Cambridge University’s Rare Books Room than meets the eye, with many of them containing unique handwritten accessory […]
Continue reading »While elucidating finer points of library administration and the placing of manuscripts on the shelves, the early catalogues of the University Library additionally bear witness […]
Continue reading »Guest post by Dr Eleanor Jackson
Continue reading »A new subject guide has been published on the University Library website on the subject of the handwritten and printed registers, inventories and catalogues of […]
Continue reading »Perhaps the most common enquiry regarding our medieval manuscripts concerns their provenance: in particular, when they might have arrived at the University Library. Our manuscripts […]
Continue reading »Rare early illustrations of the Japanese art of flower arrangement, now known as ikebana 生花, will be on display in the University Library Entrance Hall […]
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