Robert Hooke and his Micrographia
When Samuel Pepys strode through the City of London to visit his bookseller – a journey he made frequently – on 2 January 1665, he […]
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Colonial Postal History
The Royal Commonwealth Society Collection has published an on-line catalogue for a recent acquisition, RCMS 361, which will be of great interest to philatelists and […]
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John Flamsteed’s library
On this day in 1719 died John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, a position he held for 42 years from 1675 until his death. Quite […]
Continue reading »Collectors: John Couch Adams, a reminder about the Rose Book-Collecting Prize, and a beautiful binding.
John Couch Adams, the collector. It is this time of the year when Cambridge University Library advertised this year’s competition for the 2015 Rose Book-Collecting […]
Continue reading »Sir George Arthur and British Honduras
The Royal Commonwealth Society Library has just published an on-line catalogue for one of its earliest manuscript collections, the archives of the colonial administrator Sir […]
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Charles Sayle (1864-1924): poet, bibliographer & librarian
Charles Edward Sayle – poet, bibliographer and librarian – was born 150 years ago on this day in 1864. His surname may be familiar to […]
Continue reading »Recent Acquisitions: Printed Books
A previous post about the current exhibition in the entrance hall, Scribes and Printers, features recent acquisitions by the Department of Manuscripts. This post, in […]
Continue reading »What’s in a name?
With Mixed Pickle and Condiments, The Sheila and Her Dog, Stretched Drawers, Rabbit’s Ears. These are a few of the more bizarre-sounding student societies whose […]
Continue reading »Recent Acquisitions: Manuscript Books of Hours
The current exhibition in the entrance hall, Scribes and Printers, features recent acquisitions by the Departments of Manuscripts and Rare Books. This post showcases the […]
Continue reading »Ghana: Health and Nursing
In her third post highlighting pictorial records of Ghana in the Library’s Royal Commonwealth Society’s collections, RCS volunteer Francesca Issatt focusses on the Weston collection […]
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