University Press Scholarship Online TAGS: anthropology | Archaeology | biology | Business and Management | Classical Studies | Computer Science | e-books | Economics and Finance | education | Environmental Science | Film Television and Radio | history | Information Science | Law | linguistics | Literature | mathematics | music | Neuroscience | Palliative Care | Philosophy | Physics | Political Science | psychology | Public Health and Epidemiology | religion | Social Work | Society and Culture | Sociology | university press We have extended our e-book deal with University Press Scholarship Online  to provide access to over 14,000 key titles across over 25 subject areas in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, …Continue reading →

‘Encounters of a mathematician’… TAGS: Berlin | Centre for Research Collections | Edinburgh University Library | Edinburgh University Library Special Collections | Holocaust | mathematics | music | Professor Sir Godfrey Thomson | University of Berlin | University of Edinburgh | University of Manchester | University of St Andrews | University of Sussex | Walter Ledermann For the last few weeks, I have been cataloguing the papers of mathematician, Walter Ledermann (1911-2009).  The collection largely composes of highly mathematical letters from Thomson to Ledermann.  Having the …Continue reading →

Hymnology Collections : Ravenscroft’s Book of Psalms TAGS: Divinity | Funk | hymns | music | New College Library | nineteenth-century A guest post from Oreste de Tommasso, one of the Funk Project Cataloguers at New College Library. This item, an edition of the Whole Book of Psalmes, was recently catalogued as …Continue reading →

Piping treasure on display in ‘The Piper’s Whim’ Exhibition TAGS: bagpipes | Gaelic | music | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Scotland Currently on display at St Cecilia’s Hall, Cowgate, Edinburgh is an instruction book on the bagpipe  (in Gaelic Pibroch, or, Ceol mor, or, literally, Big music) from New College Library’s Gaelic Collection. …Continue reading →

The Hammond Organ in history TAGS: Funk | Hymnology | music | New College Library | Special Collections | twentieth-century Today, 11 January, is the anniversary of the birth of Laurens Hammond, inventor of the Hammond organ. New College Library holds this pamphlet, The Hammond Organ, published in the 1930s,  in …Continue reading →

Psalms for St Cecilia’s Day TAGS: eighteenth-century | Funk | Hymnology | music | New College Library | Psalms | rare books | saints | Scotland The feast of St Cecilia’s Day is traditionally celebrated on November 22nd.  A 3rd century martyr, St Cecilia is known as the patron saint of musicians. Her legend relates that, as …Continue reading →

Bagpipe music of the Isles TAGS: bagpipes | Gaelic | music | New College Library | nineteenth-century | rare books | Scotland I’m delighted to announce that just over 400 items which together form the Gaelic Collections at New College Library have now been catalogued online and their details can now be browsed …Continue reading →