Cambridge University Library Special Collections

A Schoolbook for Chinese Emperors

Posted on 13 October 2016 by Charles Aylmer

The fourth of our ‘Treasures of the University Library’ talks was given by Charles Aylmer, Head of Chinese Collections:

Chinese, Events

A Theatre of Treasures

Posted on 11 October 2016 by Anne Taylor

The third of our ‘Treasures of the University Library’ talks was given by Anne Taylor, Head of the Map Department: In 1968 an application was […]

Digital Resources, Events, Maps, Special Collections

The Computer Science Tripos is 45 years old this month

Posted on 7 October 2016 by Jacky Cox

Four months after it started work in August 1970, the the University’s Computer Syndicate submitted a report (published in Cambridge University Reporter No.4735, Vol. CI, […]

Archives, Cambridge University Archives, Cambridge University history, Science

Views of the Beagle Expedition

Posted on 6 October 2016 by James Freeman

The second of our ‘Treasures of the University Library’ talks was given by Alison Pearn, Associate Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project:

Cambridge Digital Library, Darwin Correspondence Project, Events, Special Collections

A Choirbook fit for a King?

Posted on 4 October 2016 by James Freeman

Today saw the beginning of our series of show-and-tell events, ‘Treasures of the University Library’, with talks given by Anna Pensaert, Head of Music Collections. […]

Manuscripts, Music, Special Collections

Treasures of the University Library: don’t miss out!

Posted on 30 September 2016 by James Freeman

Would you like the opportunity to come face-to-face with some of the most precious items from Cambridge University Library’s collections? To celebrate our 600th anniversary, […]

600th anniversary, Cambridge Digital Library, Chinese, Darwin Correspondence Project, Events, Incunabula, Manuscripts, Maps, Music, Near and Middle Eastern, Rare Books, Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

Donald Bowen – Curator of the Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery

Posted on 19 September 2016 by John C.

A guest post by Nikki Petroni, PhD candidate, University of Malta A few months ago, whilst casually searching through the online catalogue of the Royal […]

Royal Commonwealth Society

Hour by Hour, Day by Day: Devotions in the Fifteenth Century

Posted on 12 September 2016 by James Freeman

The physical dimensions of a Book of Hours give you immediate clues as to how they were used: they are small, often pocket-sized books, intended […]

Cambridge Digital Library, Digitisation, Manuscripts

Capability Brown at 300

Posted on 5 September 2016 by John Wells

A guest post by Katy Layton-Jones, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester Baptised three hundred years ago, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (1716–1783) remains one of […]

Anniversaries, Exhibitions