Cataloguing Persian Manuscripts at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Jake Benson, Research Associate The library holds over 1,000 Persian manuscripts dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries, includingContinue Reading
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Unexpected treasures from early medieval Spain: the Visigothic manuscripts in the Rylands
Visiting Early Career research Fellow, Dr Ana Dias, explores the Rylands Visigothic Manuscripts.
The National Book League and the house that became “the centre of the world of books”.
A short story about a house, a series of books, a fabulously named organization and a serendipitous find in the stacks.
Richard Goulden Collection: a new and exciting archive in Special Collections
Catherine Smith, Reader Services Assistant, writes: As well as looking after our readers in the Reading Rooms either in personContinue Reading
Four Maps of New Zealand: The General Survey Office and imperial tourism
Visiting Early Career Research Fellow, Dr James Watts, explores the map collection of the Manchester Geographical Society (MGS).
The Manchester Guardian and the Manchester Observer
Robert Poole, Professor of History, University of Central Lancashire discusses the Manchester Observer, Peterloo Massacre and their importance in the founding of the Manchester Guardian.
Palladium: Research Potential of the Carcanet Email Archive
Research in the Carcanet Email Archive
Tipped-in Frontispiece Portraits in the Early Modern Sermon
Dr Hannah Yip is a Visiting Early Career Research Fellow for 2020/21. Her project, ‘The Clergy and Artistic Recreation inContinue Reading
The John Ruskin letters launch on MDC
John Ruskin letters launch on MDC
Autographs and Amanuenses in the Mary Hamilton Papers
How can we uncover the voices of the past? Christine Wallis delves into the world of 18th-century letters and their writers.