Manuscripts – Page 8 – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Henry Bradshaw – his quaker connection

Posted on 14 October 2019 by Special Collections

Post by Emily Perdue In my previous blog entry, I described a group of letters associated with William Allen, and other Quaker reformers, in the […]

Archives, Library history, Manuscripts

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 1.

Posted on 7 October 2019 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation blogpost. Since our last update on conserving fragments we have made great progress with the treatment of […]

Conservation, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections

All Aboard! Railway Maps, Plans, Diagrams and Documents in Cambridge University Library Map Department

Posted on 4 October 2019 by Anne Taylor

Cambridge University Library Map Department has amassed a huge, and rather miscellaneous, collection of maps, plans, diagrams and documents compiled by various pre-British Railways rail […]

Architecture, Archives, Engineering, Manuscripts, Maps, Railways

Archive Management System: October update

Posted on 3 October 2019 by Special Collections

Commitment to the project: confirmation needed We are working towards making the system available to partner organisations for data entry from January 2020 and will […]

Archives, Digital Resources, Manuscripts, Special Collections

Help for all: alms-giving in 17th century Ely

Posted on 24 September 2019 by Sian Collins

A family history enquiry recently led me to a fascinating document in the Ely Dean and Chapter (EDC) collection in the Department of Archives and […]

Archives, Manuscripts, Special Collections, Travel

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: It’s not all about pretty pixels

Posted on 20 September 2019 by Special Collections

The Digital Content Unit (DCU) is the Library department responsible for the digitisation of special collections and the creation of other audio-visual content. The earliest […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

Giovanni Belzoni and his ‘Book of breathings’

Posted on 6 September 2019 by Catherine Ansorge

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 […]

Collectors and collecting, Library history, Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, Papyrus, Special Collections, Travel

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Conserving fragments

Posted on 19 August 2019 by CUL Conservation

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 […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Fragments, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections

Piecing Together the Evidence: Cataloguing a Greek Manuscript

Posted on 12 July 2019 by Special Collections

Alongside conservation and digitisation, the Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project encompasses the creation of detailed catalogue descriptions for each manuscript, to accompany the images published […]

Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

Max Aub: a Spanish intellectual in Mexico

Posted on 30 May 2019 by Sonia Morcillo-Garcia

Researchers of the life and work of Max Aub (Paris, 1903 – Mexico City, 1972) will be pleased to hear about a recent donation from […]

Hispanic, Manuscripts, Special Collections

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