Curating Culture: A Student’s Perspective
‘Curating Culture’ is a module available to undergraduates at the University of Manchester via the University College of Interdisciplinary Learning (UCIL). Continue Reading
Category: Exhibitions
Anne Askew: Author, Martyr and proto-Feminist
Guest post from Elisa Tersigni, John Rylands Research Institute Digital Humanities Fellow. Elisa recently completed her Phd on the roleContinue Reading
Commend me to your prayers
Martin Luther died on 18 February 1546 at the age of 62 in Eisleben, Saxony, the city where he wasContinue Reading
Sacred Sounds and Radical Printing
In the 1530s, England was in turmoil. After centuries of following the Catholic faith, people were being told that theirContinue Reading
Tyndale Treasures
Renegade, rogue and radical: Martin Luther, King Henry VIII and William Tyndale. Of the three pillars of our Reformation exhibition,Continue Reading
What price would you pay?
It is the time of year for resolutions – go on a diet, join a gym, give up drink. WhateverContinue Reading
‘A Ghost in the Rylands Library’: The Papers of Elaine Feinstein
Elaine Feinstein’s archive is one of our most important modern literary collections, and we are delighted to announce that aContinue Reading
Framing Luther: Woodcut Borders in Reformation Pamphlets
As part of our series of posts to accompany the current Reformation exhibition we are pleased to welcome guest bloggerContinue Reading
Protest from beyond the grave
Protests was a key part of the Reformation in England, as we explored in our Thursday Late a couple ofContinue Reading
Protesting in print
Back in the days before mass media, quick communication methods and the internet, one of the key ways to protestContinue Reading