Long standing fans of Special Collections may well remember our “book of the month” feature where every month (funnily enough) we selected a different item to highlight from the collections. We hope the blog has replaced this way of discovering… Read More ›
Avid followers of the Special Collections book of the month series may be disappointed to notice that there is no posting for January 2010. We are currently hard at work creating a new website for Special Collections. This is giving… Read More ›
One of the University of Glasgow Library’s most impressive and unusual treasures is currently on loan at the British Museum. The Historia de Tlaxcala, also know as the Codex Tlaxcala, is central to the museum’s fascinating new exhibition, Moctezuma: Aztec… Read More ›
Two volumes from a de-luxe illuminated medieval manuscript are currently on display in the level 12 showcase in Special Collections. They are from a 15th century French manuscript copy of Ludolph of Saxony’s Vita Christi (or Life of Christ). A… Read More ›
October’s Book of the Month is “Photographic Pleasures” by Cuthbert Bede. The book is a comical and satirical Victorian work about development of early photography, and it provides a concise insight into the world of Victorian photography. The book, published… Read More ›
Our popular book of the month web feature will be ten years old in August. By this time, we will have written about some 120 diverse items from our collections – everything from medieval manuscripts, illustrated plate books, sets of… Read More ›
Our Special Collections book of the month feature is one way in which we highlight different items from the collections of rare books and manuscripts – and more – that we are fortunate to have in our care at the… Read More ›
