Digitisation – Page 2 – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Cape Town Anti-Convict Petition, 1849

Posted on 30 June 2020 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society Department is delighted to announce that it has digitized one of the most fascinating items in its collection: a parchment roll […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Digitisation of the Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: a reflection on digital technologies and collective memory

Posted on 1 June 2020 by Special Collections

My name is Raffaella Losito, and in March 2020 I had the great privilege to join the Digital Content Unit team as a Digitisation Technician […]

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

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 2

Posted on 21 April 2020 by CUL Conservation

Since conservation’s last post we have been very busy. We have continued to work on the Cambridge University Library material, have completed work on Christ’s, […]

Conservation, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

Spreadsheets, shelflists & scones: Special Collections works from home

Posted on 16 April 2020 by Liam Sims

On Wednesday 18th March the University Library closed its doors to readers, in line with government advice around COVID-19. That afternoon saw many of Cambridge’s […]

Archives, Cambridge Digital Library, Cambridge University Archives, Digital Resources, Digitisation, Ely assizes, Manuscripts, Rare Books, Special Collections

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Introducing our new conservators

Posted on 3 March 2020 by CUL Conservation

We are Marina Pelissari and Marie Renaudin, the new conservators joining the thrilling Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project team! In 2019 we both qualified as […]

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

Queensland, Australia

Posted on 14 February 2020 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society Library is delighted to announce the publication, on Cambridge Digital Library, of three very interesting collections relating to nineteenth-century Queensland, Australia. […]

Digitisation, Royal Commonwealth Society

Greek Manuscripts Inside and Out: A Conservation Symposium and Workshop

Posted on 22 January 2020 by CUL Conservation

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg proudly presents Greek Manuscripts Inside and Out: A Conservation Symposium […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 1

Posted on 12 December 2019 by CUL Conservation

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project has been a great support in encouraging continued professional development within the project. In this blog post we will […]

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

Queen Mary’s South Asian tour scrapbooks, 1905-1906

Posted on 6 December 2019 by John C.

The Royal Commonwealth Society department has digitised a fascinating series of scrapbooks documenting the Royal Visit to India in 1905-06 by the Prince and Princess […]

Burma, Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Photographs, Railways, Royal Commonwealth Society

Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition

Posted on 28 November 2019 by John C.

The Award Ceremony for the 2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition was held at Buckingham Palace in the presence of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall on […]

Digital Resources, Digitisation, Photographs, Royal Commonwealth Society

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