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17th century

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Thinking about pre-modern economics using Library collections

Economics is generally understood as ‘the branch of knowledge that deals with the production, distribution,…

15 June 2023

College Library

Blog

Cheers!

Known as canary in Elizabethan England, malmsey was a sweet fortified white wine made on…

02 May 2023

College Archives

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French Fascination for Chinese Dress

Joachim Bouvet’s L’Estat présent de la Chine (1697) In 1697, the Jesuit Joachim Bouvet returned…

19 October 2022

College Library

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Reading Euclid at Eton

“All boys should have a competent knowledge of Mathematics before leaving school.” Edward Hawtrey, Head…

14 June 2018

College Library

Blog

Transformative conservation: ‘The Lamentation’

As the newly appointed Conservation Steward, I’ve been working over the past nine months to improve how…

20 April 2017

Fine & Decorative Art

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A spoonful of brimstone and treacle

From a book held in the College Archives [COLL EST HL 1], dated 1693, a…

31 January 2017

College Archives

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A binder’s Valentine’s Day gift

This fine binding, given to College Library by John Hely-Hutchinson, was made by the binder Alexander…

20 December 2016

College Library

Blog

‘A dainty peece of entertainment’: John Milton’s early poems

This is the excerpt for your very first post.

19 December 2016

College Library

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On the wing

Birds have always fascinated humans for their mastery of the sky. This blog presents a…

29 April 2025

College Library

Fossils

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