Introduction Peter Fox; 1. History of the library David McKitterick; 2. The Codex Bezae David Parker; 3. Illuminated medieval manuscripts George Henderson; 4. The Genizah fragments: a unique archive Stefan C. Reif; 5. Printed Books 1450–1550 Dennis E. Rhodes; 6. The Royal Library: John Moore and his books Jayne Ringrose; 7. The voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France Michael Twyman; 8. Agriculture, food, and famine in Japan Peter Kornicki; 9. The Darwin papers Frederick Burkhardt; 10. The Acton library Owen Chadwick; 11. The Stefan Heym archive Peter Hutchinson; 12. The Royal Commonwealth Society John M. Mackenzie; 13. But scientists are human: some insights into the progress of science Alan Cook; 14. The University archives (what are they, anyway?) Elisabeth Leedham-Green; 15. The University Library and its buildings Christopher Brooke.
Extensively illustrated with over 200 photographs, this book is a celebration of the treasures of Cambridge University Library by a group of eminent scholars.
'The book is splendidly produced. It is a credit to Cambridge University Press and is embellished with 241 illustrations, sixty-six of them in full colour.' David Vaisey, The Times Literary Supplement 'The book is superbly illustrated throughout with black and white and colour plates. The colour plates are particularly revealing and it must be the first time in the history of this great library that so many colour reproductions have been available to the general reader. All in all, this is a book to treasure by all those interested in scholarly research, the history of Cambridge University and the use of books and manuscripts as a tool for scholarship.' Cambridge: The Magazine of the Cambridge Society 'At a time when Australian universities and their libraries have seen significant reductions in funding and sporting heroes outrank cultural icons, it is heartening to see books like Cambridge University Library: The Great Collections.' Colin Steel, ANU Librarian
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