The Very Rev John Lee (1779-1859)
In this blog post, Megan Briers, Mathematics and Computer Science student, shares her experience as a summer intern with the Special Collections team. The Very… Read More »The Very Rev John Lee (1779-1859)
Rare Book Collection
USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades Part II
In this second instalment from our virtual showcase for the USTC Conference ‘Gender and the Book Trades’ we highlight some of the items from our… Read More »USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades Part II
USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades Part I
This year, the annual Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) Conference went online for the first time. In the past, Special Collections has supported this conference… Read More »USTC Conference: Gender and the Book Trades Part I
Benjamin Franklin as Printer
Beth Dumas, Rare Books Cataloguer and a US citizen, takes a look at a fellow-countryman of note! When Joe Biden took office as President of… Read More »Benjamin Franklin as Printer
Miss Elizabeth Foulis, an Invisible Borrower
In this blog, student Emma Sibbald shares highlights from her research into the reading practices of Elizabeth Foulis, a regular user of the University Library in… Read More »Miss Elizabeth Foulis, an Invisible Borrower
Holinshed’s Chronicles: A Window into the 16th Century Discussion of Scottish History
‘Still it cried ‘Sleep no more!’ to all the house: ‘Glamis hath murder’d sleep, and therefore Cawdor Shall sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no… Read More »Holinshed’s Chronicles: A Window into the 16th Century Discussion of Scottish History
Mary Queen of Scots and literary propaganda
In this the fourth of our mini-series of blogs by students who have studied Mary Queen of Scots with Dr Amy Blakeway in 2019/20, we… Read More »Mary Queen of Scots and literary propaganda
Mary Queen of Scots and her antagonists
In this the third of our mini-series of blogs by students who have studied Mary Queen of Scots with Dr Amy Blakeway in 2019/20, we… Read More »Mary Queen of Scots and her antagonists
Mary Queen of Scots and her ‘Lawis’: a powerful expression of royal authority
In the second of our short series of student posts, one of this year’s graduates reflects on a book she encountered in Special Collections. Mary… Read More »Mary Queen of Scots and her ‘Lawis’: a powerful expression of royal authority
Encountering Mary Queen of Scots
Students on Dr Amy Blakeway’s Mary Queen of Scots, France, England and Ireland module (MO4807) this year have been encountering Mary Queen of Scots through… Read More »Encountering Mary Queen of Scots
Woelfl’s Third Grand Concerto for the Piano Forte
Born in Salzburg on Christmas Eve 1773, Joseph Woelfl was an Austrian pianist and composer. As a chorister at Salzburg Cathedral between 1783 and 1786… Read More »Woelfl’s Third Grand Concerto for the Piano Forte
Maria Marten and the Murder at the Red Barn
[H]erein will be found mythology, necromancy, biography, topography, history, theology, phrenology, anatomy, legal ingenuity, conjugal correspondence, amatory epistles, poetry, theatrical representations, affecting anecdotes, &c. &c.… Read More »Maria Marten and the Murder at the Red Barn