This small printed book - La nature & diuersité des poissons, avec leurs pourtraicts, representez au plus pres du naturel - bound in white vellum arrived at Trinity Library as part of the Crewe Collection in 2016. It is full of illustrations of fish and animals of the sea including some fantastical creatures. Printed in …
This year, the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr begins on the evening of Tuesday 4th June. The festival marks the end of Ramadan, a month-long period of fasting and reflection. During Ramadan the Holy Qur’ān was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). This blog looks at two copies of the Qur’ān along with a book of Sufi …
The Rare Books & Manuscripts Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Worcester Cathedral Library contains nearly 300 medieval manuscripts, 5500 printed books, and 20,000 archival documents. The aim of this blog is to open up the fascinating collection of a Medieval English Cathedral to the wider world.
News from the Peterhouse Perne and Ward Libraries
Erik Kwakkel blogging about medieval manuscripts
Treasures from the Collection
Special Collections of King's College, Cambridge
One of Cambridge's hidden gems
Treasures from the Collection
Trinity College Library, Cambridge 