Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we thought it would be nice to show a couple of images from the UniversityContinue Reading
Author: John Hodgson
John Hodgson is Head of Special Collections at The University of Manchester Library.
Christianus Prolianus’s Astronomia manuscript now digitised
Several of our Latin manuscripts have recently been fully digitised at the request of Professor Kate Cooper, in support ofContinue Reading
Visit by Mike Toth from the Baltimore Palimpsest Project
Yesterday we had a fascinating visit from Mike Toth, manager of the Archimedes Palimpsest Project at the Walters Art MuseumContinue Reading
“In case of hysterical suffocation, take dried otters’ kidneys…”
Last Thursday the John Rylands Library hosted a dinner on behalf of Cancer Research UK and the new Manchester Cancer Research CentreContinue Reading
Welcome to our blog
Welcome to the John Rylands Library’s Special Collection blog. With fabulous collections and lots of exciting things going on, weContinue Reading