![Woodcut of Hippocrates (presumably raised from the dead!) talking with Avicenna. From Hippocrates: Prognostics [English] [ca. 1545] (Sp Coll Hunterian Au.4.11e)](http://universityofglasgowlibrary.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/stonley_hippo_avi.jpg?w=120&h=120&crop=1)
Richard Stonley (1519 or 20-1600) boasts an interesting literary claim to fame: his acquisition of a newly printed copy of Venus and Adonis on 12th June 1593 makes him the earliest known purchaser of any Shakespeare work. We are fortunate… Read More ›
Given the celebrations this weekend to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, we wanted to share with you this invitation to Sir Hector Hetherington, Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1936 until 1961, to attend the coronation of Her Majesty Queen… Read More ›
