Robert Wagstaffe Killer (Part 1)
Trade directories provide an invaluable primary source for social and family historians. In a series of three posts, Special CollectionsContinue Reading
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Compiling the dsh archive
Socially distanced interview with Stella Halkyard 01/04/2020
Recipes, Cakes and Puddings: Box listing the Work of Alison Brackenbury
Leah Watson writes: Hello! I’m Leah Watson, a postgraduate student at the University of Manchester studying MA History. I haveContinue Reading
Living and dying: An 18th century perspective
Exploring differences in attitude towards life and death between the 18th century and today.
Travels through Tokugawa Japan
Dr Sonia Favi explores the travel literature of early modern Japan.
Dead Sea Scroll fragments thought to be blank reveal text
A multispectral imaging study has revealed that four Dead Sea Scroll manuscript fragments previously thought to be blank,
contain text.
A curator’s pick: My favourite Rylands collection
A curator talks about his favourite collection at the John Rylands Libary.
From 2D to 3D – Photogrammetry
Investigating 3D imaging of our Special Collections whilst working from home.
Sharper than a two-edged sword: The agony and the joy of interpreting the bible in Georgian England
This blog highlights the importance of bible reading and interpretation at the grassroots of the Evangelical Revival. It also shines a spotlight on the significant but often overlooked place of the bible across 18th century society in general.
Imaging takes an Isolated View (Part 6): Taking a walk all round the landscape
I love being in the wide open space, and knew that I wouldn’t be out there again for quite some time.