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Towards the end of last year, we were thrilled to welcome Lucy Worsley and the team from the BBC to film in Cosin’s Library to feature in the latest series of “Lucy Worsley Investigates”.
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By the 1920’s Traffic had become a serious problem in Durham City. All traffic was funnelled across the medieval bridges at Elvet and Framwellgate and around and through the narrow cobbled streets leading to the Market Place, shown here. #durham #DUCollections
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Following the Christmas break, the Botanic Garden has reopened today to all visitors.
We are really excited for the upcoming year ahead, and look forward to seeing you all soon!
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This is a Chinese black and white multi-block woodcut printed with ink depicting an urban landscape in snow. Titled ‘Winter in 1987’ from 1998.
This is in contrast to an image of Durham University campus in the snow.
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The Oriental Museum is now closed for the holidays and will reopen at 10AM on Friday 3rd January 2025.
We look forward to welcoming you all back!
@ThisisDurham
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We would like to wish everyone a happy festive season, and all the best for the new year. All of our visitor venues across Durham City are now closed for 2024.
We look forward to seeing many new faces and hearing many new stories in 2025!
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Not just for Christmas? This 1719 “Dissertation Concerning Misletoe” recommends it for convulsive disorders: “it will frequently cure Diseases [like] those we read of in the Gospels, that were cured by...the Eternal Son of God...” Don’t try this at home! 🌿 Ref: Routh 78.C.3/5

ALT The title page of an old book, called “A Dissertation Concerning Mistletoe, a most wonderful specific remedy for the cure of convulsive distempers. Calculated for the benefit of the poor as well as the rich, and heartily recommended for the common good of mankind. By Sir John Colbatch, a member of the college of physicians. London, printed for William Churchill at the Black Swan in Paternoster Row. 1719.”
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This morning we welcomed @debbieriby, @MimHanley, @DrAmyPearson, @DrMBotha, @chloemfielding and James McLeod to @dulib to talk about their current research in the Centre for Neurodiversity and Development (@DurhamDevDis)
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Our November Team update is live✨ libguides.durham.ac.uk/open_…
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“I hope your Frost & Snow being now gone...that my Catalogue bee no longer delayed” - John Cosin, founder of Cosin’s Library, to his long-suffering PA, Miles Stapylton, in 1671.
Our rare book cataloguer is still hard at work, whatever the weather! 📜 Ref: CLB.4B, 145
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Interesting discovery in a Palace Green Library reference book. A sealed letter from the Arcanum Arcanorum Society, a Durham University secret society, asking the addressee to meet on a specified date at midnight on Palace Green!
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We still have spots left for our upcoming Twilight Talk at 7 Owengate this Thursday night, exploring Medieval Seals in the Durham Cathedral Archives collection. Bookings made via Eventbrite.
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Richard Rutt known as ‘The Knitting Bishop’. A very talented knitter who also researched the history of knitting, writing a book called ‘The History of Handknitting’.
On display in ‘Knitted Together: The Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt’ at the Oriental Museum
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Explore the art of medieval seals! Join the Twilight Talk with our Research Access Archivist from Archives and Special Collections. Discover how these seals evolved into historic masterpieces. Bookings made via Eventbrite.
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Join Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse at the Botanic Garden for a festive wreath making workshop on Saturday 30th November, 12pm to 2pm.
All materials provided.
Tickets are £45.00.
Please contact [email protected] in order to book your place.
@ThisisDurham
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Trade in Durham City used to be regulated by its Guilds. This is an order agreed in 1660 among the Butchers’ Company controlling meat sales on market days bit.ly/3Skj3pR #durham #guilds #DUCollections @dcfreemen
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Join Sue Elsdon in the Glasshouse at the Botanic Garden for a festive flower demonstration on Sunday 1 December, 12pm to 2pm.
Get some new ideas on how to decorate your home this Christmas!
@ThisisDurham
#dubotanicgarden #christms #lovedurham
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As a University community we remember and honour all those who have died in conflict past and present.
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Another month has whizzed by!
This is what we got up to in October 👇
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We've had a request for an Egyptian cat, a favourite object from the Oriental Museum Collection. A black glazed figure, Pasht, Queen of the Cats. The visitor remembers seeing a cat statue at the Museum, 40 years ago. I hope I have shared the correct one.
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