Rylands Reflects: Whiter than white? Enriqueta Rylands’s Cuban roots
Part of the ‘Rylands reflects’ series, this blog-post focuses on the Cuban childhood and family background of Enriqueta Rylands (1843-1908), founder of the John Rylands Library.
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Rylands Reflects: Diversifying Collections and Practices
A new Rylands Reflects series will explore the history of the John Rylands Library, our collections, and our current practice as heritage professionals in the context of racism, colonisation and representation of marginalised groups.
South Asian Heritage Month Collection Close up: Preserving Palm Leaf – A Sacred Manuscript Tradition
To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month this series will be exploring items from the collections related to South Asian Heritage.Continue Reading
South Asian Heritage Month Collection Close Up: Tales of Panji
The third and final piece of our series celebrating South Asian Heritage Month explores Javanese history and culture with RizaContinue Reading
South Asian Heritage Month Collection Close Up: Punjabi 5.
Punjabi 5: scripture written on burnished, handmade paper To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month this series will be exploring itemsContinue Reading
Sign of the Times: the Sitters Books of Frank Salisbury – Part 2
In the second of two blog posts, Reader Services Assistants Ian Graham and Angela Petyt-Whittaker continue to discuss their jointContinue Reading
Introduction to Collection Care
The Collection Care team has specialist knowledge encompassing: books, paper, pith, parchment, leather, papyrus, photographic, and visual collections
Materials of the Book – Paper
Paper has had many uses… crucially it is the perfect material for writing, printing and making books
Materials of the Book – Papyrus
The famous writing material of Ancient Egypt, enduring and iconic
Materials of the Book – Wood
Wood is strong and easily shaped, allowing for the creation of practical and beautiful things, for books it creates the quintissential hardback