Parker Library

The Parker Library is a library within which contains rare books and manuscripts. It is known throughout the world due to its invaluable collection of more than 600 manuscripts, particularly medieval texts, the majority of which were bequeathed to the college by Archbishop of Canterbury Matthew Parker, a former Master of Corpus Christi College.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: College library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
  • Also known as: “Parker Library, Corpus Christi College”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Corpus Christi College and Pembroke College.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. From the late 14th century to the early 19th century it was also commonly known as Bene't College.

University
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is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 students and fellows. is situated 390 feet southeast of Parker Library.

University
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St Catharine's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. Founded in 1473 as Katharine Hall, it adopted its current name in 1860. is situated 340 feet west of Parker Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cambridge and Newnham.

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is a university city in in . It is a city of crocuses and daffodils on the Backs, of green open spaces and cattle grazing only 500 yards from the market square.

Suburb
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is a suburb and electoral ward in , England. As of the 2021 UK census, the ward had a population of 11,374.

Locality
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, locally also known as Castle Mound, is in , , England. Built after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 to control the strategically important route to the north of England, it played a role in the conflicts of the Anarchy and the First and Second Barons' Wars.

Parker Library

Latitude
52.2027° or 52° 12′ 10″ north
Longitude
0.11845° or 0° 7′ 6″ east
Operator
Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge)
Open location code
9F426439+39
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
Q680701
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Parker Library” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “পার্কার গ্রন্থাগার, কর্পাস ক্রিস্টি কলেজ”
  • Bengali: “পার্কার গ্রন্থাগার”
  • Chinese: “帕克图书馆”
  • Chinese: “帕克圖書館”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Parker”
  • German: “Bibliotheca Parkeriana”
  • German: “Parker Library”
  • Japanese: “パーカー・ライブラリー”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Parkeriana”
  • Russian: “Библиотека Паркера”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Parker”
  • Swedish: “Parker Library”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Parker, Coleg Corpus Christi”
  • “Parker Library”

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