At yesterday's exhibition we displayed Les œuures d'Ambroise Paré (1652). Paré was a surgeon who pioneered the use of ligatures during amputations. We were not expecting to find dragons....🐲
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Thank you to everyone who came along to our latest Rarities Revealed! We were pleased to show you some of Univ's treasures, including Kepler's 'Somnium', published posthumously. This edition is from 1634.
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We still have our Victorian bookplate (from around 1860), in it's original, velvet lined case. You may recognize the bookplate from some items in our collections!
Our current bookplate was designed in 2011
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The College Librarian has once again created some amazing coaster keepsakes for Trinity Term. Please feel free to pick them up from either library.
These were hand-printed using the traditional letterpress method
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The sun is out, so quiet book club is outside today from 11-12! Please feel free to use the picnic blanket and any of the books 🌞📖
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