An Undiscoverable Secret? The Afterlives of Thomas J. Wise’s Forgeries
In the final blog post of this series, PhD student Ellesse Patterson reveals how Thomas J. Wise’s pirating of RobertContinue Reading
Category: Exhibitions
The Dead Tell No Tales: The Afterlives of Thomas J. Wise’s Forgeries
In the second of three posts, PhD student Ellesse Patterson reveals the impact of Thomas J. Wise’s forgeries on theContinue Reading
“The Moriarty of the Book World”: Thomas J. Wise at The John Rylands Library
PhD student Ellesse Patterson reflects on the relationship between The John Rylands Library and one of Britain’s most notorious literaryContinue Reading
Manchester’s Global Connections Past and Present: Co-Creating Knowledge Through Collection Encounters
Dr Josephine Tierney reflects on how a conversation at one of the library’s Collection Encounters led to an exciting discovery,Continue Reading
Caring for Collections: Preparing for the Rylands’ New Galleries
Go behind the scenes with Collection Care to learn how they conserved special collections for display in the newly refurbished galleries
We Have Always Been Here
Ceri James from the Library’s Exhibitions and Public Engagement with Research team (EPER), outlines the engagement programme for the WeContinue Reading
Sonilluminations at the Rylands
A sound installation by researcher and composer Patrick John Jones, inspired by the archives of the John Rylands Library
Deaf Community and Culture in the Special Collections
May 6th – 12th 2024 is Deaf Awareness Week and to celebrate this we’re highlighting some of our collections which treat Deaf Education, Deaf Activism and the history and experiences of Deaf people.
Experimenting with Print
The dating of a mysterious woodblock
If you wanted to know…: number-letter divination in a Jewish miscellany
Learn about a curious prognostic technique called onomancy.