Sunday 26th April 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of world-renowned mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, who was born in the city of Erode, in India in 1887. Ramanujan’s extraordinary aptitude for mathematics led to him gaining and then losing a scholarship to the prestigious Government Arts College in Kumbakonam - he focused so much …
Next week (April 7th) is the 250th anniversary of the birth of the poet William Wordsworth who was a student at St John’s College, Cambridge from 1787 to 1791. Lines from his autobiographical poem of 1850 - The Prelude - recall the chiming of the clock in Trinity's Great Court: “Near me hung Trinity’s loquacious …
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 