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Queens' College Old Library
The Queens' College Old Library is a historic library at Queens' College, Cambridge. The library was established as part of the college's foundation in 1448 and contains approximately 30,000 volumes spanning the 12th to 19th centuries. Dr Tim Eggington is the current ''Keeper of the Old Library'' at Queens'. Description The Old Library comprises a single room in the north side of Old Court, which has been in continual use as a library since its foundation. Adjacent to the college's original chapel, the room can be accessed from a passageway connecting to Walnut Tree Court. The interior retains its original medieval desks and bookshelves, made from older medieval lecterns, arranged perpendicularly to the north and south walls. Unlike many libraries of a similar age, a large number of medieval books in the collection have retained their original bindings, due to Queens' being unable to afford then-popular rebindings in the 18th century. For these reasons, the Old Library's webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the 16 "old colleges" of the university, and was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. Its buildings span the River Cam with the Mathematical Bridge and Silver Street connecting the two sides. College alumni include Desiderius Erasmus, who studied at the college during his trips to England between 1506 and 1515. Other notable alumni include author T. H. White, Israeli politician Abba Eban, founding father of Ghana William Ofori Atta, newsreader and journalist Emily Maitlis, actor and writer Stephen Fry, the Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey (banker), Andrew Bailey, the British Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), members of Parliament Stephen Kinnock, Liz Kendall and Suella Braverman, and Fields Medallist James Maynard (mathematician), James Maynard. The college's first Nobel Prize winner is Demis Hassabis, Sir Demis Hassabis who rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
