Manuscript B.11.22 is a book of hours produced in Flanders c.1300. The featured marginal ornamentation is captioned with M.R. James' description. It all starts out innocently enough ... ... but things takes a sinister turn The manuscript was given to the College by a former Chaplain Dr Anthony Scattergood in 1671.
Thomas Middleton’s A Game at Chesse (O.2.66) is a 17th-century satirical drama which reflects anti-Spanish and anti-Jesuit feeling arising from the breakdown of the proposed marriage between the heir apparent, Prince Charles and the Infanta of Spain. The plot is based on a chess match with characters including the White Knight and the Black King. …
This gorgeous set of two books on traditional Japanese theatre was kindly bequeathed to the library by Richard Marlow, Fellow of Trinity from 1968 until his death in 2013, and has recently been added to our collection. Both contain numerous photographs, both in colour and black and white, and useful reference information, such as illustrations …
The Rare Books & Manuscripts Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
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