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'Passio' launched at the University Library
On December 6th a new collection of translations from the work of one of Hungary's greatest poets will be launched at the University Library.
The riddle of the Syriac double dot: it's the world's earliest question mark
Manuscripts written in Syriac, an ancient language of the Middle East, are peppered with mysterious dots. Among them is the vertical double dot or zagwa elaya. A Cambridge academic thinks that the zagwa elaya is the world's earliest question mark.
Red letter day for Darwin Correspondence Project
The project mapping Charles Darwin's life and work in the 15,000 letters he wrote or received during his extraordinary lifetime will be completed after a £5 million funding package was announced.
Mapping the origins of a masterpiece
Published 400 years ago, the first comprehensive atlas of Great Britain is being celebrated by Cambridge University Library, home to one of only five surviving proof sets, all of which differ in their composition.
A masterpiece of biblical proportions
Home to more than seven million books, Cambridge University Library is to celebrate the most influential, most bought, most read and most widely disseminated English language book of them all - the King James Bible.
Managing the data deluge
A project at Cambridge University Library is developing services and resources to help academics manage their digital data.
Vaughan Williams work performed for first time
An early work by composer Ralph Vaughan Williams – born 138 years ago today – is to be performed for the first time after being spotted in an exhibition at Cambridge University Library.
From library to bookstore
A unique collaboration has resulted in the re-issue of over 1,000 rare books of enduring scholarly value.