Wren Display: Wittgenstein’s Notebook
Wittgenstein’s Notebook 1914
Wren Display: De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero Mainz: Johann Fust & Peter Schoeffer, 1466
Wren Display: Grinling Gibbons
Item: Detail of a carving Date: 17th century
Law at Trinity
It is possible to study law at Trinity either for all three years of the Law Tripos, as a new undergraduate student, or for only two years, as a student transferring to law from another subject (a “changeover student”) or…
From West Horsley Place to Trinity Library
Moving the collection The Crewe Collection arrived at Trinity in late 2015, a week before Christmas. The move was carefully planned, and preceded by months of visits to West Horsley Place, the last residence of the Duchess of Roxburghe, by…
Inspired by the poet Byron? Enter the Byron Now competition
Cambridge students are invited to write verse or prose inspired or provoked by Trinity alumnus Lord Byron as part of the Byron Festival at Trinity which marks 200 years since he died in 1824. Trinity College’s Byron Now competition offers…
Dr Jean Khalfa receives prestigious French honour
Trinity Fellow Dr Jean Khalfa has been appointed an Officier in the Ordre des Palmes Académiques in recognition of his teaching and research in French and Francophone studies. The honour comes from the French Minister of National Education and Youth…
Former Prince of Wales’ 1967 Trinity photograph released
The photograph of the former Prince of Wales taken for Trinity’s records in 1967 is released for the first time, prior to the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, as part of the College’s celebration. In a postage-stamp-sized photograph,…
Annual Gathering: 1972 & 1973
We are delighted to welcome you back to College for your annual gathering. Please see below for details on the day and information on how you can sign up. To see a list of FAQs about the gathering, please click…
REVIEW: Trinity on the Backs
We were delighted to be joined by alumni and guests across for ‘Trinity on the Backs’ on 31 July and 31 August. These ‘picnic-style’ events provided alumni with the perfect opportunity to return to Cambridge and enjoy Trinity with their…
Andrew Marvell: 400 years on
Professor Angela Leighton, Senior Research Fellow at Trinity, describes her creative response to the 400th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Marvell. 31 March 2021 is the 400th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Marvell (1621-78), poet and politician, one-time…
Nancy Pelosi meets Trinity’s trailblazing women
Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, was welcomed to Trinity by the Master, Dame Sally Davies and Serena Cole, President of Trinity College Students’ Union. The three women are all trailblazers in their respective roles. Dame…
Pairings: Tom Hamilton
Tom Hamilton Fellow in History
Social Media
The Library has been active on social media since 2014. Our blog, Treasures from the Collection, focuses on the digitisation project, items from the Crewe Collection, and news of interest to the general public visiting the Wren and our website…
Wren Display: Woodcuts from Greenland
Item: Kaladlit Assilialiait Date: 1860
Tributes paid to Dr Erica Segre 1963-2021
Trinity Fellows, Professor Emma Widdis and Dr Carlos Fonseca, pay tribute to their vibrant colleague, Dr Erica Segre, whose legacy lives on in her writing and the generations of students she inspired. Erica Segre, Fellow of Trinity since 1998,…
Wren Display: A lock of Isaac Newton’s hair
A lock of Isaac Newton’s hair
Wren Display: Pauline Epistles
The Pauline Epistles 8th century
Wren Display: Newton’s Walking Stick
Isaac Newton’s walking stick
TriniTea: Sandy, Library
This mug was bought in the Hermitage on my one and only visit to St Petersburg in 2015. It’s an image from a Lubok, a Russian popular print, and it shows Peter the Great. I use it almost every day…
TriniTea: Ben, Library
I’ve been drinking tea and catching up with Ai Weiwei interviewed on ‘The Today Programme’ this morning. While it’s been sunny I have quite enjoyed the new experience of working from home. Now that we have some April showers, not…
Gardeners participate in the 2023 Big Garden Birdwatch
For the third year running Trinity’s gardeners will participate in the Big Garden Birdwatch on Friday 27 January, spending their lunch break recording the birds that visit the College’s 36-acre mixed habitat. They are hoping to spot some of the…
Brief history of the College
Early Years – 1546 to 1642
Further Reading
There is, as yet, no full-length account of Trinity’s history. The following works, presented below in chronological order of publication, are suggested by way of introduction. Trevelyan’s brief sketch (*) – a copy of which is presented to Scholars upon…
Modern Manuscripts
The images in the Wren Digital Library are Copyright the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge and covered by a Creative Commons BY-NC license. Anyone wishing to obtain the original high resolution images for publication or for other reasons should please contact the…
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