The Pennyroyal Caxton Bible: a new gift
A very recent generous gift from Bruce and Suzie Kovner to the Special Collections Division of the University Library is on display in the King… Read More »The Pennyroyal Caxton Bible: a new gift
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52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 28: translating 17th century verse into Esperanto
For this week’s how-to post, I’ve taken some inspiration from one of our quirkiest collections, that of the Reverend John Beveridge (1857-1943). Beveridge gifted his… Read More »52 Weeks of Historical How-To’s, Week 28: translating 17th century verse into Esperanto
Theft, vandalism and hatred: 400 years of bad behaviour in the King James Library, part 2
In every working library, each day sees a struggle played out between order and chaos. It’s a fact of life that however hard librarians work… Read More »Theft, vandalism and hatred: 400 years of bad behaviour in the King James Library, part 2
Theft, vandalism and hatred: 400 years of bad behaviour in the King James Library, part 1
In every working library, each day sees a struggle played out between order and chaos. It’s a fact of life that however hard librarians work… Read More »Theft, vandalism and hatred: 400 years of bad behaviour in the King James Library, part 1
Behind the scenes at the Museum: Installing the King James Library Exhibition
We have just celebrated the opening of our latest exhibition. ‘A Royal Foundation: 400 years of the King James Library’ celebrates the establishment in 1612… Read More »Behind the scenes at the Museum: Installing the King James Library Exhibition
A Royal Foundation 2.0.1 – an Augmented Reality Experiment
Cross-posted from the original on the Museum Collections Blog of the University of St Andrews. The new temporary exhibition A Royal Foundation: 400 Years of… Read More »A Royal Foundation 2.0.1 – an Augmented Reality Experiment
A Split Personality? The double life of the King James Library
A guest post in advance of the Gateway Gallery exhibition: A Royal Foundation: 400 Years of King James Library. Colin Bovaird has studied and worked… Read More »A Split Personality? The double life of the King James Library
A Royal Foundation: 400 years of the King James Library — a new exhibition, coming soon!
On this day 400 years ago, 10 August 1612, three trunks full of books arrived by sea. The arrival of these books, a gift of… Read More »A Royal Foundation: 400 years of the King James Library — a new exhibition, coming soon!