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 […]
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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 […]
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One of the most iconic items in the British Museum’s Egyptology collection is the bronze cat figurine commonly known as the ‘Gayer-Anderson cat’. It is […]
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…upon our Hebrew manuscripts” said Henry Bradshaw in June 1865. Bradshaw was Head of the manuscript collections in the University Library and was keen to […]
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by Shaun Thompson (click on images to enlarge them) I have recently returned from a fantastic professional development opportunity which was made possible by […]
Continue reading »On the wall of the Library’s fourth floor of landing hangs a portrait of a man dressed in a very fine silk or satin doublet […]
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 […]
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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 »On the 29-30th June, Cambridge University Library hosted a very successful meeting to discuss holdings of papyrus texts and issues surrounding their curation, conservation and […]
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By Anna Johnson Cambridge University Library may not often be thought of as a significant repository for papyri, but we do have a moderately […]
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