Bats and hellmouth

#HappyHalloween

14thC Apocalypse, now CCCC MS 20, f. 19r
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or 5. the oblivious tipsy demon

Some fine architectural carving by the Chaplain Matt Bullimore #AllHallowsEve 🎃⛪️

Which of the demons and beasts will you manifest on Halloween?

1. Riding a 7-headed beast?
2. Clubbing demon?
3. Arguing who had the original idea?
4. Escaping the party gone wild?

Richly illustrated Apocalypse (14thC)
CCCC MS 20, ff. 52r, 64v, 30v, 61r
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We're starting our series of Forty Years On • Women of Corpus profiles of notable women by going back to our very founding. The College gives pride of place in its list of benefactors to Margaret Andrew of Chesterton. #womenofCorpus shorturl.at/atuAL

Fascinating work - with analysis of some The Parker Library manuscripts inside.

Organ Recital today, free and open to all in the beautiful Corpus Chapel. Featuring our very own Organ Scholar Perrin Ford.

Visit the Wren Library this week Open Cambridge to see documents about the world's first nuclear explosion alongside pacifist Bertrand Russell's protestations about nuclear weapons. Plus a Shakespeare First Folio and other 16th & 17th century treasures! #ExTRINordinary

Initial 'P'(raevaricatus) at the beginning of 4 Kings (2 Kings) depicting Christ in a chariot of fire holding Elijah, his mantle below & Elisha beneath.

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 003; The Dover Bible, Volume I; 12th century; f.159v The Parker Library

First, and hopefully not last, trip to The Parker Library Corpus Christi 🔮

Saturday 9 September 10:00-14:00

Open Cambridge at Parker Library - come and drop in to see our Library and see what the Conservation Consortium does to our books!

Free, no booking required, queues possible

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Nice to see Corpus in pride of place in Cambridge News for Open Cambridge. The Parker Library will be open this Saturday 9 Sept from 10-2, so drop in and see what goes on behind the scenes.📚🖌️🔍🪶

Calling conservators! Job opportunity at Cambridge Colleges' Conservation Consortium, at Corpus Christi

Work on a wide range of materials from the earliest manuscripts to modern archives, and cover paper, parchment and binding conservation

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Last night the College was delighted to unveil a new DNA 'Secret of Life' Blue Plaque recognising the contributions of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins to the understanding of the structure of DNA. 1 of 3
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Thank you for the interesting discussions - it is always great to see visitors enjoying their visit!

Get a look inside some of Cambridge University's hidden gems for #OpenCambridge - which starts next week by the way! 😍

Trinity Library Trinity College The Parker Library Corpus Christi Whipple Library Wolfson College The Heong Gallery
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