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When a collection is as vast as that at Eton College, it becomes increasingly difficult…
08 March 2024
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The ‘Venetorum nobilium liber’ (‘Book of the Venetian Nobility’, ECL MS 193), a 16th century…
Pupil Perspective
Among the most beautiful books in College Library are those produced by the private press…
09 November 2023
The coronation of King Charles III earlier this year was the most recent example of…
24 August 2023
Economics is generally understood as ‘the branch of knowledge that deals with the production, distribution,…
15 June 2023
It is a common experience for librarians to deal with requests like ‘I am looking…
19 April 2023
A previous blogpost in 2021 celebrated Eton College’s acquisition of the Malcolm Arnold Archive in…
15 February 2023
Supernatural beings and events are often associated with the medieval period: from The Lord of…
04 January 2023
“Some time ago I believe I had the pleasure of telling you a story …” …
31 October 2022
Joachim Bouvet’s L’Estat présent de la Chine (1697) In 1697, the Jesuit Joachim Bouvet returned…
19 October 2022