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New accessions: May 2013
14/06/2013
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New edition of oldest manuscript
Image of the crucifixion from folio 35v of MS C.9
21/05/2013
A scholarly edition of the College’s oldest manuscript has just been published by Brepols. Manuscript C.9 is a rare 10th century Irish Psalter, known as the ‘Southampton Psalter’ as it came to the College via Henry Wriothesley, third Earl of Southampton. It contains the text of the psalms, extensively glossed in both Latin and Old Irish, with a full page illustration at the opening of each group of 50 psalms. 

New accessions: April 2013
06/05/2013
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New accessions: March 2013
09/04/2013
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Medieval manuscripts catalogue
the eagle of St John
04/04/2013
The Library is pleased to announce the migration of the several hundred pages of our medieval manuscripts catalogue to the current version of the St John’s website.

Recent acquisitions
14/03/2013
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St John's Library and Archives welcome Cambridge Archivists
07/03/2013
On Friday, 1 March, the Library and Archives played host to over 40 Cambridge and Oxford Archivists. The theme for the afternoon was outreach and accessibility. Ryan Cronin, Rebecca Watts and Tracy Wilkinson discussed current projects within the Library and Archives which are aimed at engaging and enlightening non-traditional users.

New acquisitions
05/02/2013
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Kenneth Maxwell Collection is now available for borrowing
03/01/2013
Kindly donated by Kenneth Maxwell, a historian at St John's College, the Collection consists of books covering Brazilian, Latin America and Portuguese history. The Collection is searchable both on Newton Catalogue and LibrarySearch. It is located in the Chapel Basement in the Library.

St John’s Archives Top 5 launches
College seal (1502)
12/12/2012
Each month a new online exhibition will spotlight five of the best from the College’s archive collections. You’ll have the opportunity to take a closer look at the very best the Archive has to offer and find out a little about the history of St John’s and the people who have lived, worked and studied here. This month we’re looking at 5 of the best early seals found in the archives.