By Phil Wales, Priest VicarPerhaps it is the ever-lengthening November evenings that have led to my looking back, somewhat wistfully, to the long, extremely hot summer…
By Emma Laws, Cathedral LibrarianThis portrait of Dr Nathaniel Rogers (1808-1884) is the frontispiece to his published lecture, ‘Bibliography, or Books and their History’. In…
By Noah Thackeray, MA Classics and Ancient History student, University of ExeterNoah recently practiced his skills in epigraphy (the scientific study of historical inscriptions) at…
By Emma Laws, Cathedral LibrarianIn 1526, the German printer, Peter Schöffer the Younger, printed William Tyndale’s English translation of the New Testament. Around 150 years…
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian I am delighted to announce that Making Domesday: Intelligent Power in Conquered England (OUP, 2025), co-authored by Stephen Baxter, Julia…
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