The Manchester Histories Festival: What We Learned.
On the 11th June, the John Rylands Library Special Collections put together a stall for the Manchester Histories Festival whichContinue Reading
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Manchester Histories Festival – 11th June 2016
The John Rylands Library is part of Manchester Histories Festival Celebration Day 2016 taking place across Manchester Town Hall andContinue Reading
Shakespeare on show: editors in the spotlight and a mysterious inscription
The Rylands copies of the First Folio of Shakespeare’s plays (1623) and the first edition of his sonnets (1609) areContinue Reading
Greek Papyrus 6: The Nicene Creed
Tim Higson, Collection Care team leader writes: The Collection Care Department have been preparing a number of items being loanedContinue Reading
Curious Find – The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology
This Curious Find comes to us from our regular reader Mr Michael Gilligan who is studying the history ofContinue Reading
From Manchester to Melbourne: Gutenberg Bible on the move
We are very excited that our copy of the magnificent Gutenberg Bible is on display for a limited time atContinue Reading