52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 18
A gorgeous issue of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Idylls of the King illustrated by Gustave Doré While I was searching through the stacks last week, hot… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 18
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New book on the history of the University of St Andrews, by the Head of Special Collections, available now!
A new book on the history of the University of St Andrews has just been released. Launched on 28 September, Ever to Excel: An lllustrated… Read More »New book on the history of the University of St Andrews, by the Head of Special Collections, available now!
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 17
Three 16th century portrait bindings This week’s post highlights the bindings of three 16th century books, two printed in Basel and the other printed in… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 17
Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana – 7 October 2011
A Lectura Dantis (‘reading of Dante’) is a public reading and explanation of all 100 cantos of Dante’s Divine Comedy canto by canto. The tradition… Read More »Lectura Dantis Andreapolitana – 7 October 2011
Albert Robida’s Le Vingtième siècle
While preparing material for an upcoming session of the Honours course “Print Culture in Britain, 1750-1900”, taught by Aileen Fyfe, our Rare Books Librarian, Elizabeth… Read More »Albert Robida’s Le Vingtième siècle
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 16
Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson’s copy of the 1571 edition of Matthew Paris’s Flores historiarum Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948) was a fixture of St Andrews… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 16
Refurbished Main Library re-opens!
On Monday, 26 September 2011, the Main Library reopened its doors after being closed for refurbishment over the summer. This summer’s work (documented on the… Read More »Refurbished Main Library re-opens!
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 15
John Duns Scotus’s Quaestiones in quatuor libros Sententiarum, printed by and bound for Anton Koberger Although small, St Andrews’ incunabula collection has a wealth of… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 15
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 14
16th century half-binding, with pen- and ink-drawing of Saint Veronica This week’s volume is a testament to how durable some of our historic bindings are.… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 14
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 13
Fragment of a 14th century Gospel manuscript found in 16th century German binding As I was searching through the stacks at our new storage facility… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 13
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 12
Francis Hutcheson presentation copies of Foulis Press works In 1746, the moral philosopher Francis Hutcheson was given an honorary LL.D. by the University of St… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 12
52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 11
Two early 17th century Edinburgh bindings, possibly the work of Andro Hart and his Heirs Andro Hart (d. 1621) is best known for being the… Read More »52 Weeks of Fantastic Bindings: Week 11