Cataloguing the Papers of L. P. Hartley: MA student placements at the Rylands
MA Student Placements at the Rylands
MA Student Placements at the Rylands
19th-century writers Elizabeth Gaskell and Charles Dickens are united in our new digital collection.
Investigating 3D imaging of our Special Collections.
Special Collections Reader Services Co-ordinator, Kate Miller writes – After tireless work by many people and teams across the whole ofContinue Reading
The Collection Care team has specialist knowledge encompassing: books, paper, pith, parchment, leather, papyrus, photographic, and visual collections
Paper has had many uses… crucially it is the perfect material for writing, printing and making books
The famous writing material of Ancient Egypt, enduring and iconic
Wood is strong and easily shaped, allowing for the creation of practical and beautiful things, for books it creates the quintissential hardback
Leather is durable strong and flexible, also luxurious, tactile to hold
Favoured for its durability and soft, subtle tones, it is in manuscript culture that the use of parchment and vellum endures most significantly