Magdalene College is deeply saddened by the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002. www.magd.cam.ac.uk/news/profess...

"‘A Disastrous Expedition’: I.A. Richards Caught Climbing the Roofs of Magdalene College". Check out our new article about the fabled practice of night climbing in Cambridge. Image ©Master and Fellows of Magdalene College Cambridge. @magdalenecollege.bsky.social

Highly recommended by our library staff - a fun and informative introduction.

Come to a free online event about Pepys’s diary, neither of which clashes with England’s matches in the Euros! ⚽️ Saturday 5 July at 6-7pm BST.  tinyurl.com/shorthand-sa... Or Tuesday 8 July 2-3pm BST. tinyurl.com/shorthand-tu...

a #herbook inscription for the ages: Elizabeth Pride her Book giuen her by [the?] Lord Larrance / a ugly Lord a rogue a folle of a Lord 🔥🔥🔥 STC 22545 • @folger.edu

The importance of provenance information in library catalogue records has been discussed in 'Finding the Marginal in Marginalia: The Importance of Including Marginalia Descriptions in Catalog Entries' by Dr Zoe Screti-with special mention of Magdalene's rare book cataloguing! doi.org/10.1177/1550...

200 years ago #otd, Pepys’ Diary was first sent to print in two volumes priced at six guineas each, soon becoming a vital source for studying the Restoration period and a hallmark of British history. In celebration of this bicentennial, let’s take a look at the remarkable history of this diary. 🧵

To mark the beginning of the Papal conclave, here's a few details from 'Nuova et esatta pianta del conclave..' published by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi. It dates from 1691, and appears in Samuel Pepys's 'Stampe di Roma' print albums.

Hot off the (Cambridge University) press, and already in the Pepys Scholars' Library - the Pepys Library reference collection at Magdalene. #camlibs

Interested in the conservation of rare books and manuscripts? Check out our 'Back a Book' fundraising initiative for the Pepys Library, Old Library and Archives:

A new blog post for International Women's Day, featuring a book from the Old Library which was written, printed, and owned by three different women across three centuries. #Internationalwomensday #IWD2025 #rarebooks #speccolls #camlibs