Artefacts from 1914 uncovered at Trinity

On 26 June, 2014 the College Works Department was refurbishing a room on G Staircase, Nevile’s Court, when they discovered these treasures from October 1914 behind the wall. On 31 October, 1914 the painter P.J. Wesson and the paperhangers P.B. Arnold and T. Orriss were refurbishing the room and left this note in red paint …

John Lydgate, Medieval Graffiti and Mythological Beasts

We are excited to learn that graffiti in a Suffolk church has recently been identified as the work of the poet and priest, John Lydgate (1370?–1451?). Trinity College Library holds a number of manuscripts containing texts by Lydgate including his Troy Book or Siege of Troy (O.5.2) and one of the oldest copies of The …

Glossed Epistles of St Paul

Epistolae Pauli Glossatae (O.5.8) – a late 12th century glossed Epistles of Paul – is a recent addition to our list of virtual manuscripts. It is one of 11 manuscripts of the Epistles of Paul held by the Wren Library; the dates of which range from the 8th century (see B.10.5) to the 14th century …