16th-Century Italian Books: A New Partnership
The Census of Italian 16th-Century Editions (EDIT 16) aims at documenting Italian books printed during the 16th century and atContinue Reading
Author: Julianne Simpson
Chinese Educational Texts of the Late Qing Dynasty
As part of our ongoing work on the library’s Chinese collections (see previous blog post) we are beginning to digitiseContinue Reading
A Comprehensive Variety: The Rylands Chinese Collections
From May 2018 to January 2019, Johannes Lotze worked on the library’s Chinese collections and produced a report covering theContinue Reading
The Private Press Collection: A Curator’s Perspective
In this second post Stephanie investigates some of the curatorial issues faced when attempting to manage and care for ourContinue Reading
The Private Press Collection at the John Rylands Library
My name is Steph Bushell and recently I was assigned a collections-based project as part of my MSc in theContinue Reading
Anne Askew: Author, Martyr and proto-Feminist
Guest post from Elisa Tersigni, John Rylands Research Institute Digital Humanities Fellow. Elisa recently completed her Phd on the roleContinue Reading
Commend me to your prayers
Martin Luther died on 18 February 1546 at the age of 62 in Eisleben, Saxony, the city where he wasContinue Reading
What price would you pay?
It is the time of year for resolutions – go on a diet, join a gym, give up drink. WhateverContinue Reading
Framing Luther: Woodcut Borders in Reformation Pamphlets
As part of our series of posts to accompany the current Reformation exhibition we are pleased to welcome guest bloggerContinue Reading