Hidden Gems from the Li Yuan-chia Collection
As work progresses on the LYC Archive, [See previous blog posts], we are continuing to uncover and rediscover some ofContinue Reading
Author: Clare Baker
Mrs Gaskell Returns!
This month has seen the return of the portrait bust of Elizabeth Gaskell by the artist William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925) to theContinue Reading
A Portrait of Enriqueta Rylands
Elaine Sheldon of The Collection Care Team writes: The library’s portrait sculpture of Enriqueta Augustina Rylands has been cleaned byContinue Reading
Marcantonio Raimondi’s Day Out
On Monday 22nd June 2015 The Visual Collections Team were delighted to take the Spencer Album of Marcantonio Raimondi printsContinue Reading
Li Yuan-chia – The Man behind the Artist.
Over the last 4 months we have been working across teams, (The Visual Collections and The Manuscript and Archives Departments),Continue Reading
Picture Store
Elaine Sheldon from our Collection Care Team writes: Freelance paintings conservator Elizabeth Jowett has recently been working on a smallContinue Reading
Nose Job: Reconstructing John Dalton’s Nose
Our fourth nose of the week is a wax portrait of John Dalton, which has been returned to The JohnContinue Reading
Medieval Style Nose Job
Not the most comfie of post-op wear, this is a Medieval style suit for nose reattachment purposes from Tagliacozzi, 1597.
The Long Nose!
Our Tuesday Nose. After a tussle with a crocodile The Elephant’s Child models a much longer nose. From Rudyard Kipling,Continue Reading
Red Nose Week 2015 – Picking our Noses!
Here at The John Rylands library we’re having a week-long celebration of the nose in honour of Red Nose DayContinue Reading