This impressively large object told pilgrims the history of Glastonbury Abbey and its saints, akin to the texts accompanying modern day exhibits and historical sites.

A trip to an Aberdeenshire museum surprises with an unexpected exhibition on one of the oldest examples of Scots Gaelic, made possible thanks to the object’s digitisation.

Thomas Bodley spearheaded plans for the Bodleian’s first Benefactor’s Register. Its magnificent decoration would go on to cause a headache for him and his first librarian, Thomas James.

Two bound-together pieces of 16th-century poetry bear evidence of ownership by one of the most documented female book collectors of the era.

One of my recent college items contained an intriguing tidbit, telling a story of self-censorship in a time of political and religious upheaval in 16th century England.