We discovered Thomas Cromwell’s Book of Hours…and it’s the book painted on Cromwell’s desk by Hans Holbein the Younger in his famous portrait of Cromwell!! @hevercastle@DrOwenEmmerson
Solving a 500 year old mystery - A THREAD (1/9)
@liamsims@theULSpecColl A similar stamp appears on a book from the Sion College Library @lampallib: https://t.co/lQbAJE8hqK. The volume also bears Michiels' bookplate: https://t.co/rttSG2FMYa
Odyssée, un voyage en hyper réalité ✨
A partir de demain, la Bibliothèque Humaniste vous propose de vivre une expérience unique en son genre.
Plongez dans 5 mondes tirés de livres et objet présents dans nos collections.
➡️ Sur réservation uniquement
https://t.co/Rz9hHzPySK
Today’s the day!
@Cambridge_Fest is now live and so is our video specially created for the occasion!
Join us on a tour of the Old Library’s collections and gain rare insights into the past lives of Queens’ books
#camfest#rarebooks
https://t.co/vC41sT95xJ
Looking to post queries, information and images relating to the Book Owners Online project? Now you can, via its new Facebook group: https://t.co/9Uf6P8Q8lJ
#rarebooks#provenance#libraryhistory
🗣️New podcast alert🎧
🍩 Do hormones make us snack more?
🐴 Why don't horses get jet lag?
💊 Does vitamin D really protect us from COVID?
🎤Check out Hormones: The Inside Story - from @FirstCreateMe and @Soc_Endo
https://t.co/E8k3aSA65N
Fancy discovering our medieval #library, the history behind the bookcases and the fabulous #treasures on the shelves?
Our video 'Exploring Queens' Old Library' is still available until 6pm today as part of #OpenCambridge!
https://t.co/YTdFcfiuj0
Have you had a chance to watch our tour of @QueensCam medieval library yet?
If not, the video is available on demand until tomorrow at 6pm, as are many other videos created for #OpenCambridge. Enjoy!
https://t.co/YTdFcfiuj0
Really enjoyed working on this video over summer!
With #OpenCambridge going digital, it was a great opportunity to develop new skills such as video editing that would allow the Library to reach a wider audience. Still more to learn but I hope many will enjoy the result ⬇️