In the summer of 2013, the University Library set out to capture the reactions of academic and library staff when encountering their favourite items from the… Read More »TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY PODCAST: Moira Mackenzie describes the Bustan of Sa’di
We have always referred to this manuscript (St Andrews ms32(o)) as the ‘book of wonders’ and indeed wondered what it was all about as it is… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 50: the Book of Wonders
Within our small, but perfectly formed, collection of ‘oriental’ manuscripts, is a fine copy of the Shahnameh, an epic poem written by the Persian poet… Read More »52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 19: the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
