Curious Cures – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Endometriosis & Menstrual Health in Special Collections

Posted on 27 February 2026 by Special Collections

This post is by Ethan Sheard, Senior Library Assistant at the Seeley Library (and Endometriosis Workplace Champion). In December 2025 the University Library hosted (at […]

Exhibitions, Rare Books, Special Collections

Curious Cures: the making of a medieval folded manuscript

Posted on 25 June 2025 by Special Collections

This post is by Beckett Thornber, an MA Conservation Studies student, specialising in books and library materials, at West Dean College. He spent six weeks […]

Anniversaries, Conservation, Curious Cures, Exhibitions, Medicine, Medieval manuscripts, Special Collections, University Library Research Institute

‘For no cause but for the healing and help of them’: medieval gynaecology as a female discipline

Posted on 3 March 2023 by Special Collections

Guest post by Sarah Friedman, PhD candidate in English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thanks to research grants from the Medieval Academy of America and […]

Curious Cures, Manuscripts, Medicine, Medieval manuscripts, Special Collections, University Library Research Institute