Beethoven – Two men and a fortepiano
This week we present a letter from Ludwig (Louis) van Beethoven (1770-1827) writing from Vienna in February 1818 to the London piano manufacturer Thomas Broadwood… Read More »Beethoven – Two men and a fortepiano
Manuscript Collection
Recent Acquisition – Letter from Robert Burns
A wife’s head is immaterial, compared with her heart” Robert Burns This year we are able to present an exciting addition to the Burnsiana in… Read More »Recent Acquisition – Letter from Robert Burns
The Great Plum Pudding ‘Bake’-Off
Four more sleeps till Christmas. The mental background burble of the culinary checklist is getting louder. Make pastry. Bake biscuits for gingerbread house. Make mince… Read More »The Great Plum Pudding ‘Bake’-Off
The exam season is upon us!
Saturday, 9th December, was the beginning of St Andrews’ first semester examination diet. In this blog we thought we would examine the examination practices of… Read More »The exam season is upon us!
2017 Visiting Scholarship: Newburgh Burgh Court Book, 1457-79
In the second of our reports, Dr William Hepburn, University of Aberdeen, shares with us some of his findings during his Visiting Scholarship in the… Read More »2017 Visiting Scholarship: Newburgh Burgh Court Book, 1457-79
2017 Visiting Scholarship: Medieval Scottish Law
In the first of the reports from our 2017 Visiting Scholars, Dr Alice Taylor, Reader in Medieval History at KCL, and co-winner of the Royal… Read More »2017 Visiting Scholarship: Medieval Scottish Law
David Hacker-Fleming, a golfing life
One writer of this blog post loves golf and not David Hay Fleming; the other loves David Hay Fleming and not golf. So, what brings… Read More »David Hacker-Fleming, a golfing life
Maths Week Scotland: Update
Maths Week Scotland included lots of activity in St Andrews. The Library’s Special Collections Division was really pleased to be able to take Maths treasures out… Read More »Maths Week Scotland: Update
Maths Week Scotland
As part of the first Maths Week Scotland, the Library is hosting a display of highlights of the University’s mathematical manuscripts and rare books. Maths… Read More »Maths Week Scotland
‘On Growth and Form’ and mathematical biology
Two students from the Mathematics Department, Heather Dickinson and Barbora Cernakova, recently undertook an internship, funded by the Strathmartine Trust, which involved consultation of the papers… Read More »‘On Growth and Form’ and mathematical biology
Polish Treasures at The Printed Book in Central Europe Conference
The St Andrews Book Project in the School of History, along with the Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota, hosted its annual… Read More »Polish Treasures at The Printed Book in Central Europe Conference
Where can you find a 400 year old laundry list, a rhyming love note and a fragment from the King James Bible?
What sounds like the beginning of a bad joke in fact describes just some of our favourite finds from the first few days working on… Read More »Where can you find a 400 year old laundry list, a rhyming love note and a fragment from the King James Bible?