Manuscripts – Page 2 – Cambridge University Library Special Collections

Conservation Conversations: Making Models

Posted on 4 August 2021 by Special Collections

As part of the Alumni Festival, all are welcome to join the Conservation team at the University Library as they discuss and demonstrate the making […]

Conservation, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 4

Posted on 8 April 2021 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonksy Foundation Greek Manuscripts blogpost. We have an update on the treatment of CUL MS Dd.4.39 an 11th century Psalter and CUL […]

Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections, Uncategorized

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 3

Posted on 25 March 2021 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts blogpost. In this post we will be updating you all on the conservation treatments of CUL MS Dd.4.39 […]

Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 3.

Posted on 17 December 2020 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation update! This is the final instalment in our Medieval Eastern Mediterranean binding model. Previously, we covered our […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Uncategorized

Introduction to the Ely assize files

Posted on 16 October 2020 by Sally Kent

A new tranche of assize court records has recently been added to the online catalogue, ArchiveSearch, the new Cambridge-wide archive management system. Following the completion of cataloguing of the series […]

Archives, Ely assizes, Manuscripts, Uncategorized

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 2

Posted on 21 April 2020 by CUL Conservation

Since conservation’s last post we have been very busy. We have continued to work on the Cambridge University Library material, have completed work on Christ’s, […]

Conservation, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

Greek Manuscripts Inside and Out: A Conservation Symposium and Workshop

Posted on 22 January 2020 by CUL Conservation

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: a collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Heidelberg proudly presents Greek Manuscripts Inside and Out: A Conservation Symposium […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Polonsky Greek

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: The conservators’ challenge – Part 1

Posted on 12 December 2019 by CUL Conservation

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project has been a great support in encouraging continued professional development within the project. In this blog post we will […]

Collection Care, Conservation, Digitisation, Greek, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections

The Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Project: Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Binding Model – Part 1.

Posted on 7 October 2019 by CUL Conservation

Welcome to another Polonsky Foundation Greek Manuscripts Conservation blogpost. Since our last update on conserving fragments we have made great progress with the treatment of […]

Conservation, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Near and Middle Eastern, Polonsky Greek, Special Collections

Manuscripts from the Gayer-Anderson brothers

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Catherine Ansorge

One of the most iconic items in the British Museum’s Egyptology collection is the bronze cat figurine commonly known as the ‘Gayer-Anderson cat’. It is […]

Collectors and collecting, Near and Middle Eastern, Special Collections