Tag Archives: rare books

Pendlebury Item Spotlight: A Collection of Glees, Canons, and Catches by John Wall Callcott

Posted on 10 September 2021 by jamesluff

As I continue to catalogue rare books in the Pendlebury Library, I’ve recently been working through a batch of catches, canons and glees, all published around the beginning of the 19th century. There have been rather a lot of these … Continue reading →

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Pendlebury Item Spotlight: Fux’s Gradus ad Parnassum, 1742 edition.

Posted on 20 August 2021 by jamesluff

I’ve decided that it might be a nice idea to highlight a particular item each month that has caught my eye in the Pendlebury’s collection. In these quieter summer months, I’ve been finding myself primarily cataloguing some of the rare … Continue reading →

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In memoriam

Posted on 3 November 2017 by AP

  Following on from last week’s Halloween post, we will now look at the season of Allhallowtide from a religious angle. The triduum of All Saints’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day is a time to remember saints, martyrs and our … Continue reading →

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Musical chairs

Posted on 28 April 2017 by mj263

It was a very sad day in the Anderson Room on the 26th April 2017 when we bade farewell to our comfy blue chairs that have been part of the Anderson Room at the UL since at least 1935. The chairs … Continue reading →

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New Old Music: Hogwood collection highlights

Posted on 10 June 2016 by AP

Following in the footsteps of New Old Books and recent acquisitions posts on the Cambridge University Library Special Collections blog, this week will provide a little taster of music items purchased from the estate of Christopher Hogwood. Our new treasures include music manuscripts, early printed … Continue reading →

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More on Pendlebury hidden collections

Posted on 20 March 2015 by rs797

Sometimes, when the Pendlebury Library is quiet and term has ended, I disappear from my workplace to reach the secret corners of the library, rooms accessible only to library staff. A door in the library annexe separates the accessible part … Continue reading →

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Pendlebury hidden collections

Posted on 6 March 2015 by AP

Over the past 25 years the focus of the Pendlebury Library has gradually but clearly shifted from being a research intensive library owning a collection of manuscripts, concert programmes and rare books, to a faculty library primarily supporting teaching. Although music manuscripts … Continue reading →

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Ringing the changes: early bellringing books in the University Library

Posted on 23 May 2014 by mj263

The University Library is home to many rare books on bellringing and the fact that most are kept in the Music Department reminds us of the musical nature of this great English tradition. The ringing of bells has been practiced … Continue reading →

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And your overdue fine will be ….

Posted on 12 April 2013 by hrs38

Recently I answered a phone call from a lady in Manchester whose first words were “This is a very strange phone call…” Whilst packing up her house prior to moving she discovered a Pendlebury library book in the bookcase which … Continue reading →

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Aging gracefully? An update on the Pre-1900s material at the Pendlebury

Posted on 1 February 2013 by hb281

As part of the ongoing redevelopment of library space at the Pendlebury, I have continued work on the project to remove volumes published before 1900 from the open shelves both in order to preserve their condition and to allow more … Continue reading →

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