book collecting – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

The Rose Book Collecting prize 2022: Illustrated books from early-modern Japan

Posted on 13 October 2022 by Liam Sims

The Rose Prize is awarded annually to a current student of the University, for a coherent collection on any subject from any period. The winner […]

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A Mycological Book Collection

Posted on 12 November 2020 by Special Collections

Nathan Smith, runner-up in the 2019-20 Rose Book Collecting Prize, writes about his collection of books on fungi. For information on entering the 2020-21 Rose […]

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Bibliographical Prizes

Posted on 22 November 2016 by Suzanne Paul

Entries are now open for two prizes that Cambridge University Library offers annually. The Gordon Duff prize, named after the celebrated bibliographer of 15th-century English […]

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