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Fitzwilliam Museum

Fitzwilliam Museum, building erected to house the art collection and library bequeathed in 1816 to Cambridge by Richard, Viscount Fitzwilliam. Both the collection and the building have been enlarged by later bequests, notably that of Charles Brinsley Marlay in 1912. The collection, which is particularly strong in Italian, Spanish, Dutch, and English paintings and in 17th-century prints, especially of the Dutch school, also includes antiquities, medieval manuscripts, ancient coins, porcelains, furniture, and armor. The music collection is one of the best in England.

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Illuminated manuscripts in Cambridge; a catalogue of western book illumination in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge colleges; part 1; 2v.(Brief article)(Book review) (Reference & Research Book News)

New light on ancient Egypt: Helen Strudwick, Curator of the Egyptian galleries at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, explains the new refurbishment at the museum and the opportunities it has afforded. (History Today)

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