Queens' College Old Library
Founded in 1448, we're the oldest library in Cambridge (UK), with a historic collection of over 30,000 rare books and manuscripts.
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NEW Blog Post: The 1764 Library Catalogue
NEW Blog Post: The 1764 Library Catalogue
NEW Blog Post: The 1764 Library Catalogue
By Sofie Kuffa, 1st Year History student and library summer intern at Queens’ College Four years into the Queens’ presidency of Robert Plumptre, who was president from 1760-1788, a local book…
Exhibition: Sultans, Syntax, and Scripture
Exhibition: Sultans, Syntax, and Scripture
Founded in 1448, Queens' Old Library is still situated in its original room with bookcases made from medieval lecterns. Although none of the original collection remains, the library holds a fine and hugely significant collection of c. 30,000 early printed books and manuscripts dating from the 12th to 19th centuries.
About the Library
Queens' Old Library Website
Queens' Old Library Website
Queens' Old Library Website
Old Library Blog
Old Library Blog
Visiting the Library
Visiting the Library
Explore our Collections
iDiscover Special Collections
iDiscover Special Collections
Digitised Collections: Books & Manuscripts
Digitised Collections: Books & Manuscripts
Image Archive: Unique Bindings, Illustrations, and Provenance
Image Archive: Unique Bindings, Illustrations, and Provenance
Founded in 1448, Queens' Old Library is still situated in its original room with bookcases made from medieval lecterns. Although none of the original collection remains, the library holds a fine and hugely significant collection of c. 30,000 early printed books and manuscripts dating from the 12th to 19th centuries.
Updates
Library Newsletter: Easter 2026
Library Newsletter: Easter 2026
Blog Post: Bracton's Law
Blog Post: Bracton's Law
Tucked away in a far corner of the Old Library is the first edition of an important Latin work by the 13th-century legal writer Henry de Bracton (c. 1210–68), in which numerous aspects of medieval …
Library Staff
Fellow Librarian
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Tim Eggington
Fellow Librarian
Special Collections Librarian
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Aya Van Renterghem
Special Collections Librarian
Rare Books Curator
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Emma Sibbald
Rare Books Curator
Archivist
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Noemi Ortega-Raventos
Archivist
Graduate Trainee
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Jessica Small
Graduate Trainee
Other Links
Queens' College Student Library
Queens' College Student Library
The War Memorial Library (WML) is the student library at Queens' College, Cambridge.
Queens' Oriental Collection Reading Group
Queens' Oriental Collection Reading Group
We are a student-led reading and discussion group exploring the historic "Oriental Collection" housed by Queens’ College Library.
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