Edward Gwynn and his bindings
In 2009 a history of the British Library was published with the title ‘Libraries within the Library’, a phrase which might just as easily be […]
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A chance discovery: Guest post by Jason Scott-Warren
One of the newest arrivals in the University Library’s Rare Books department was a chance find on Ebay. The History of Our B. Lady of […]
Continue reading »The Fluctuating Fortunes of the University Library during the 15th and 16th Centuries
While elucidating finer points of library administration and the placing of manuscripts on the shelves, the early catalogues of the University Library additionally bear witness […]
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Comings and Goings: The Movement of Manuscripts at the University Library before 1600
A new subject guide has been published on the University Library website on the subject of the handwritten and printed registers, inventories and catalogues of […]
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The Early Catalogues of the University Library: A New Subject Guide
Perhaps the most common enquiry regarding our medieval manuscripts concerns their provenance: in particular, when they might have arrived at the University Library. Our manuscripts […]
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Books of Hours at Cambridge University Library
Within its holdings of well over 450 illuminated manuscripts, Cambridge University Library possesses some 45 Books of Hours. As books designed for personal use within […]
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Castles in the air: two works of Renaissance and Baroque Iberian poetry
Thanks to a recommendation of Dr Rodrigo Cacho, Reader in Spanish Golden Age and Colonial Studies, the Rare Books department of Cambridge University Library has […]
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New old books: January 2016
The Rare Books Department of the Library purchases over 200 printed books each year to enhance its historical collections. In the first of what we […]
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His royal favour: science, communication and livres d’apparat.
The current exhibition His royal favour: The books that built the Library celebrates the outstanding collection of John Moore, Bishop of Ely, (1646–1714). Bought by King […]
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The library of Gabriel Harvey
Discoveries are made frequently in libraries, and the University Library is no exception. Staff and readers alike may call up a volume which has been […]
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