Li Yuan-chia: Life and Art through the Camera Lens
Two of our placement students talk about their work with the photography collection of Li Yuan-Chia.
Category: Collections
Endband On The Run
A blog about endbands, their function, and how French MS 62 managed to almost lose them twice by our Senior Conservator Mark Furness.
Digitising Dante
Introduction to the Envisioning Dante project and its photographer, Samuel Simpson. As well as a comparison between two copies of the 1484 edition of Dante’s comedy.
The Wonderful World of Passover Haggadot
It is Passover. And this is the Rylands Library’s blog. Have you heard of the famous Rylands Sephardi Passover Haggadah?Continue Reading
Volunteer voices: Heather Richards on Norman Shrapnel
One of our volunteers, Heather Richards, talks about her experience at the Rylands and working with the Norman Shrapnel archive
Another first for Manchester: The Rylands goes green
Today we can announce that one of the most iconic buildings in Manchester is going green. As a contribution toContinue Reading
Signs of the Times – Maps and charts of history and prophecy
Signs of the Times
Maps and charts of history and prophecy
Experimenting with Print
The dating of a mysterious woodblock
Decolonisation and the Guardian’s West African correspondents, c. 1953-1971
Guest post by postgraduate students, Fatima Shaban and Owen Mills, whose project centres on the Patrick J Monkhouse correspondence inContinue Reading
Reflecting on the Life and Work of George Müller
Histories of Care – Collections Encounter and Public Roundtable, reflecting on the social care and experience of children throughout history