
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
18 FOLLOWERS
We offer material pertaining to the collection of rare books that may be read by someone with an interest in ancient history in this particular section of our website. St Andrews is a unique and captivating place, and the University is a key part of its charm.
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
This blog was first issued as an article in St Andrews in Focus. Students at the University of St Andrews in the 19th century aspired to great things, and some of the most coveted examples of their success were prize books, or books presented for success in a specific subject area or class. From the ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
In this blog PhD candidate Phoebe Macindoe discusses leaf books and a new acquisition for the Library. All the volumes in the library are made up of leaves, they are the pages that constitute the book. Some books, however, have more leaves than first appear. This is the case for the 1963 edition of The ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
In this blog, Noor Zohdy, Laidlaw Scholar 2024, reports on their summer research project looking at editions of Anne Brontë’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. As part of my Laidlaw research project this summer on Anne Brontë and her novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, I was exploring the Hargreaves Brontë books. It was an ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
In this blog Farah Wallauer outlines a 2023 summer project which was made possible through funding from the Royal Astronomical Society and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) public engagement funding, as well as the guidance of supervisors Prof Isobel Falconer and Dr Anne-Marie Weijmans. What would you say if your GP consulted your horoscope ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
In October 1942, the University Librarian George H Bushnell, amused the University Celtic Society with a ghost story which, according to the society minutes, was ‘enjoyed by all, the room being quiet enough to hear a mouse squeak.’ A few years later, in 1945, Bushnell published these stories as ‘A handful of Ghosts’, his only ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
This year is the 250th anniversary of Phillis Wheatley’s work Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, the first volume published by an African American woman in English. Despite racial prejudice, Phillis’s book was a significant testament to the genius of her poetry. Her works were a proof of her own understanding of her ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
A blog post by Elizabeth Hayslett, volunteer in University Collections. The history of the University of St Andrews spans over 600 years, and St Andrews University Collections holds and cares for much of the university’s legacy, from the foundation charters to professors’ papers. This year, I got the opportunity to contribute to the preservation of ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
On the 8th July 2023, the University Libraries and Museums hosted an exhibit for the Fifth International Congress of the John Gower Society. We displayed 16 manuscript and printed items relating to the papers being delivered at the conference. The lively conversations held in Martyrs Kirk Research Library on that sunny Saturday were a true ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
Can’t find the book you want in the library? You can request it through the more books service. Many students and members of staff have found this service useful. Take a look at the Main Library blog to read more about it. In this blog, we look at the history of requesting books in the ..read more
University of St Andrews » Rare Book Collection
1w ago
This week is World Gaelic Week (Seachdain na Gàidhlig) – an initiative to celebrate Scottish Gaelic across the globe. In this blog we highlight some of our collections across archives and rare books relating to the Gaelic language. The University’s minutes of Senatus record the provision of Gaelic texts for students as early as 1710 ..read more