Conservation of Lexicon Alchemiae (1612) from Isaac Newton’s private library

A guest blog by Conservator, Monika Stokowiec. It was a very exciting opportunity to work on a book which belonged to Isaac Newton and not something many book conservators have chance to do in their professional careers. At first sight the book did not seem in too bad a condition as the binding has been …

Thomas Hebbes’s Pocket Diary

This year we begin a series of posts looking at new acquisitions. Almost all the books in the Wren Library were presented to the College, and the tradition of giving books to the College continues to this day. As well as donations of books, the College has been presented with various financial gifts by alumni …