52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 52: the St Andrews Psalter
For the final inspiring illustration of this 52-week series, it could be argued that we have saved the best for the last. This is a book of Psalms (with a […]
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Intern's log, stardate 12/07/2013: For the past six weeks I have been an intern here in the Repository Team, a post which I obtained through the St Andrews Summer Internships Scheme. It has been a busy time, and a…
Ancestry investigator requests St Andrews thesis
Here at the library we don’t just do letters, but numbers as well. When a request came in to view a thesis entitled ‘Robert Beale and the Elizabethan polity’ by Mark Taviner, from a Mr Beale located somewhere in…
New e-Resource – Asian Film Online
Asian Film Online is a recent subscription by the Library, and it makes a welcome addition to the growing collection of media databases available…
Thesis highlights academic value of Special Collections
Amidst the many treasures of Special Collections lies the Von Hügel Collection. At around five thousand volumes it represents a significant gathering of 19th and 20th century works on philosophy, religion, and history,…
BBC request St Andrews thesis
Every student to pass through St Andrews leaves a legacy in one form or another, and for our postgraduates this often takes the shape of a thesis. The university requires students to submit a copy of their thesis to…
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 51: the plates of Diderot & d’Alembert’s Encyclopédie (1751-1772)
This final rare book entry for our Inspiring Illustrations thread has inspired generations of artists, merchants, craftsmen and businessmen. We have chosen the 11 volumes of plates which accompany Denis […]
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 50: the Book of Wonders
We have always referred to this manuscript (St Andrews ms32(o)) as the ‘book of wonders’ and indeed wondered what it was all about as it is lavishly and confusingly illustrated, packed […]
Oxford University Press databases – online training session
Get the most out of some of the Library's Oxford University Press database subscriptions by joining an online training session on Friday 5 July at 11:00: Oxford Bibliographies - we have Classics and Philosophy, with…
BFI InView: British history through the lens
BFI InView: British history through the lens offers over 2,000 non-fiction film and television titles from the 20th to the early 21st Century, from the British Film Institute. It offers the following film…