Wren Library

View of the Wren Library building from Nevile Court

View of the right front side of the river Cam from

Inside view with the book shelves

The Wren Library is Trinity College's library as part of Cambridge University in Cambridge .

The library building was designed by Christopher Wren in 1676 and was completed in 1695. The building consists of a large hall with high windows that allow a lot of light. The bookshelves contain carvings by Grinling Gibbons on the front . The library houses over 1,250 medieval manuscripts , including the great 12th century Eadwine Psalter from Canterbury Cathedral and the 13th century Anglo-Norman Trinity Apocalypse . Also available is Isaac Newton : Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica with handwritten notes for the second edition.

Of particular note are the autographs by Alan Alexander Milne on Pooh the Bear and Pooh is building a house which are also preserved here.

The library is temporarily accessible to the public.

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