Lewis-Gibson Genizah Collection – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

New exhibition: the Lewis-Gibson collection

Posted on 20 January 2014 by Emily Dourish

In August 2013 Cambridge University Library and the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, jointly acquired 1700 medieval Jewish manuscripts collected by the twin sisters Agnes Smith Lewis […]

Exhibitions, Manuscripts, Recent acquisitions

Historic rivals join forces to save 1,000 years of Jewish history

Posted on 8 February 2013 by Special Collections

Cambridge University Library and the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries have today announced their first ever joint fundraising campaign to purchase the £1.2 million ‘Lewis-Gibson […]

Manuscripts