2021 is the ‘anno dantesco’, commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. To mark the start of our celebrations here in Manchester, Dr Guyda Armstrong of the Italian Department writes about the new collection of manuscripts and early printed editions from the Rylands which we’ve made available in Manchester Digital Collections.
Follow us on the trail of a Christian English painter, and discover some unusual iconographical elements in an eighteenth-century Passover Haggadah
Manuscript collection containing documents relating to Ottoman-Dutch relations including correspondence between Leiden orientalist Jacobus Golius and Nicolas of Aleppo.
This is the second of two blogs by Special Collections Librarian, Julie Ramwell, providing an insight into the difficulties of dating 19th century broadside ballads.
In the first of two blogs, Special Collections Librarian, Julie Ramwell, provides an insight into the difficulties of dating 19th century broadside ballads.
My first project at the JRRIL, photographing a complex bound archive, and detailing the specific techniques and equipment needed for this particular work.
It’s International Women’s Day and Ceri in the Visitor Engagement Team highlights a project by Dr Rebecca Whiteley, Shreeve Fellow in the History of Medicine, for its collaborative and engaging approach to research. Rebecca’s interest in the visual culture of pregnancy and midwifery of the 1800s has led her to investigate the Library’s extraordinary medical collection. Join us on a whistle-stop tour of the project!
A varied collection of Japanese maps, including maps of Japan, world maps, road maps, and different types of local maps, is now available on Manchester Digital Collection.
Part of the ‘Rylands Reflects’ series, in this post Lianne Smith summarises some developments in working practices since the University of Manchester Library’s statement on diversifying our collections and practices was shared last summer.
2021 marks the centenary of one of the most courageous members of staff ever to work at the John RylandsContinue Reading