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The Aldine Press
2015 marks the 500th anniversary of Aldus Manutius' death. His Aldine Press revolutionised printing with innovations like smaller books, italic type, and the semicolon. Magdalene holds key works.
Dante
This rare 1629 miniature edition of La Divina Comedìa is the only copy in Oxbridge colleges. Published in Venice by Niccolò Misserini, it includes Dante’s life and microscopic italics.
Henry VIII’s Assertio
This blog explores Tudor history in the College's special collections, featuring Henry VIII's Assertio septem sacrameto and references to Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
Erasmus, Froben and Holbein
This commentary by Erasmus on the New Testament, published by Johannes Froben and embellished with woodcuts by Hans Holbein the
Pepys’ Broadside Ballads
Pepys collected 1,800 broadside ballads, offering insight into 17th-century life. His collection, a valuable scholarly resource, is available online through the English Broadside Ballad Archive.
Penny Merriments
Pepys collected unique chapbooks, small popular publications from the 17th century. His collection, including rare titles like ‘The Gentlewomans Delight in Cookery’, offers insight into the period.
Rembrandt Prints
Pepys collected prints, drawings, and etchings, including works by Rembrandt. His collection offers rare early impressions, shedding light on 17th-century print collecting practices.
The Plantin Press
Magdalene’s copy of the Plantin Press Biblia Polyglotta was donated by alumnus Richard Hollinworth, a key 17th-century figure in Manchester’s religious and literary circles.
Pepys and the Arctic
Professor Ezra Zubrow donates his Arctic Anthropology article tracing a fragment of Lapp culture from the 1670s as it drifts through Europe into Anglo-American society.
Pepys and Dryden
An exchange of letters between Dryden and Pepys, bound in Fables Ancient and Modern, reveals their Cambridge link and Pepys' suggestion behind Dryden’s “Good Parson” translation.
Ferrar Prints pt.4
Magdalene intern Puneeta Sharma reflects on housing the Ferrar Prints and four inspiring conservation visits across Cambridge, finishing with a fun (if slightly chaotic) punting debut.
Ferrar Prints pt.3
Magdalene’s Paper Conservation Intern, Puneeta Sharma, used advanced techniques at the Fitzwilliam Museum to clean, repair and line fragile 17th-century Ferrar prints for preservation.