Arabic manuscripts – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Manuscripts from the Gayer-Anderson brothers

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Catherine Ansorge

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 […]

Collectors and collecting, Near and Middle Eastern, Special Collections

William Bedwell: the tribulations of an Arabist

Posted on 26 July 2011 by Catherine Ansorge

Bedwell was an Arabic scholar and mathematician born in Great Hallingbury, Essex, in 1563. He is often known as the father of Arabic studies in […]

In the spotlight, Manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern