Treasures of St John’s College Library Posted bySt. John's LibraryJune 16, 2026June 16, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:Aelfric, Anglo-Saxon, astronomy, Bestiaries, Cicero, conservation, Early printed books, Genealogy, Geoffrey Chaucer, Hadith, Illustrations, Incunable, James I, Jane Austen, Johannes Keppler, letters, Literature, Manuscripts, Medieval manuscripts, Middle Eastern mansucripts, Papyrus, Quran, William Caxton, William Laud, William Paddy, William Shakespeare Library Exhibition 17 April – 20 September 2026 Curated by Petra Hofmann (Special Collections Librarian) Contents Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales (1483) Jane Austen, Letters (1814) Manuscript Addition to Book of Common Prayer (1625) William Laud, History of my Troubles (1641-1645) Johannes Kepler, Astronomia nova (1609) Second Folio of William Shakespeare’s Plays (1632) Brittany Gospels (late 9th century) Cicero, De officiis. Paradoxa stoicorum (1465) Ælfric, Grammar & Glossary. Ælfric Bata, Colloquia (early 10th century) Quran (16th century) Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī,Kitāb al-Jāmi‘ al-ṣaḥīḥ (1496) Bestiary (early 13th century) Bonus Online Content Papyrus Letter (after 324 CE) Pedigree of Peter Small (1597) Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
