Two Hindustani Manuscripts at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Guest researcher Dr Manjiri Thakoor writes on the making of the Mahabharata, and discusses the characteristics of the ‘Adi Parva’ and ‘Rama Vijaya’ held at the Rylands.
Month: July 2023
Ravenous Sheep and Wayward Shepherds, Stolen Corpses, and Wandering Wombs: A Look at some of the (Extra)Ordinary Documentary Papyri at the Rylands Library
Ancient documentary papryi are difficult to read, but with careful attention they often reveal our common humanity.
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. I: An introduction to the project
The first post on the Incunabula Cataloguing Project, discussing the cataloguing of our world-class collection of 15th-century printed books.