News and Views
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Published Date
- March 15, 2016
From the cradle of printing to binder’s waste: incunable leaves in the John Lewis collection
Written by Erika Delbecque, UMASCS Librarian Earlier this year, we shared some exciting early printing finds from the John Lewis Printing…
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Published Date
- March 10, 2016
The Edinburgh Imperial Atlas: Ancient and Modern
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian The ‘Edinburgh Imperial Atlas: Ancient and Modern’ (1859) [Overstone – shelf large 34I/10]…
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Published Date
- February 25, 2016
Travel Thursday – Hungary and Transylvania
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Born in Leicestershire in 1808, John Paget studied medicine at Edinburgh University before…
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Published Date
- February 24, 2016
LGBT History Month: Lord Wolfenden, the man ahead of his time
Written by Adam Koszary, MERL Project Officer. February marks LGBT History Month, and to celebrate it we’re exploring the man…
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Published Date
- February 18, 2016
Archive Animals – Horses
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Unsurprisingly, the Special Collections and Museum of English Rural Life Libraries have a…
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Published Date
- February 14, 2016
Valentine’s Day Cards – The John Lewis Printing Collection
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian February 14th celebrates Valentine’s Day, the Christian feast day of the martyred St…
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Published Date
- February 12, 2016
In the spotlight: Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species
Written by Erika Delbecque, UMASCS Librarian Today is Darwin Day, an annual event that marks the anniversary of the birth of Charles…
