Special collections library at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/parker-library
Parker Library On the Web - our medieval and early modern MSS digitised
https://parker.stanford.edu/parker
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What a day!
Feast of Corpus Christi on 4 June: showing College silver along with new exhibition: Travellers and Scriptures: Looking East at the Parker
Choral Eucharist & Evensong, motets on New Court, feast in Hall & admission of Baroness Katherine Willis CBE and Murray Gold as Honorary Fellows 🎵🎉
Two returns, two leaves
Two of our manuscripts are now on loan to @sainsburycentre.bsky.social in Norwich for the current exhibition 'Living by the Rule: Contemporary meets Medieval'
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/parker-libra...
Definitely worth a visit!
#MedievalMSS
Ha! Always a pleasure to see one of ours in action 📖🎵😍
CCCC MS 391, a.k.a. St Wulfstan's Portiforium (breviary from c. 1060s) is digitised & free to view (along with all our medieval and early-modern mss) on Parker Library On the Web:
parker.stanford.edu/parker/catal...
#MedievalMSS
Postdoc opportunity! The Dictionary of Old English invites applications for two grant-funded postdoctoral fellowships.
1. Postdoctoral Fellow, Editorial, DOE - deadline June 12.
2. Postdoctoral Fellow, DEfOE / Ansund project - deadline June 19.
www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/postdoc...
Soon be time to sleep. 😴
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 004: The Dover Bible, Volume 2; 12th century; f.277r
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
Listen and write what I tell you:
"Omnis sapientia a Domino Deo est"
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 004: The Dover Bible, Volume II; 12th century; f.66v
@parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
Our collection of MSS and early-printed books have reached us in a variety of ways
Matthew Parker (obvsly) bequethed us his large library but there's been many smaller donations too
In honour of equippers of libraries 🏛️📖😍:
www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/don...
#MedievalMSS #BookHistory #EarlyModern
Initial 'V'(erbum) at the beginning of the prophet Jeremiah:
"A A A, Dominus Deus, ecce nescio loqui, Qui puer ego sum."
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 003; The Dover Bible, Volume I; 12th century; f.195r @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social
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May is the time for sitting on the grass among the flowers.
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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 053; The Peterborough Psalter & Bestiary; 14th century; Peterborough; f.3r @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
Initial 'P'(raevaricatus) at the beginning of 4 Kings depicting Christ in a chariot of fire holding Elijah, Elijah's mantle falling below, and Elisha beneath
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 003; Dover Bible, Volume I; 12th c; f.159v @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social @corpuscambridge.bsky.social
Living by the Rule in Norwich 16 May – 4 October 2026 Two of the Parker Library manuscripts have gone on their merry way to an exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich. The exhibition Living by t...
