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Cambridge University Library is one of the world's great research libraries. This book is a celebration of the treasures of the library by a group of eminent scholars. Chapters have been selected to illustrate the vast range of the library's collections from fourth century manuscripts to contemporary writers. Extensively illustrated with over two hundred photographs, many of them in color and published for the first time, this book offers a unique perspective on a remarkable institution.
- Eminent scholars writing on collections at Cambridge University Library
- Extensively illustrated with over 200 photographs, some published for the first time
- Covers entire range of library's holdings, from earliest manuscripts to contemporary writers and politicians
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'The book is splendidly produced. It is a credit to Cambridge University Press and is embellished with 241 illustrations, sixty-six of them in full colour.' David Vaisey, The Times Literary Supplement
Product details
August 1998Hardback
9780521626361
237 pages
249 × 191 × 26 mm
1.03kg
152 b/w illus. 89 colour illus.
Unavailable - out of print June 2010
Table of Contents
- Introduction Peter Fox
- 1. History of the library David McKitterick
- 2. The Codex Bezae David Parker
- 3. Illuminated medieval manuscripts George Henderson
- 4. The Genizah fragments: a unique archive Stefan C. Reif
- 5. Printed Books 1450–1550 Dennis E. Rhodes
- 6. The Royal Library: John Moore and his books Jayne Ringrose
- 7. The voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France Michael Twyman
- 8. Agriculture, food, and famine in Japan Peter Kornicki
- 9. The Darwin papers Frederick Burkhardt
- 10. The Acton library Owen Chadwick
- 11. The Stefan Heym archive Peter Hutchinson
- 12. The Royal Commonwealth Society John M. Mackenzie
- 13. But scientists are human: some insights into the progress of science Alan Cook
- 14. The University archives (what are they, anyway?) Elisabeth Leedham-Green
- 15. The University Library and its buildings Christopher Brooke.
