Unlocking the secrets of English MS 24
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family
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From the Valley of Mexico to the Rylands: introducing Mexican MS 1
In this blog curator Dr Zsófia Buda shares the story of one of our three Mexican manuscripts.
Thank you for having me!
This blog post, the second in our series, summarises the University of Manchester’s ongoing research project on film critic Caroline Lejeune, with reference to the contents of her archive held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
Elephants and Mahouts in Persianate South Asia
We celebrate World Elephant Day (12 August) with a guest blog post by Professor Fabrizio Speziale (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris-Marseille), on a Persian text about the origin of the mahout, or elephant keeper.
2023 Summer placement: Hannah McAuliffe
A blog by PhD placement student Hannah McAuliffe on her project with the Special Collections Teaching and Learning department.
Manchester is still alive
British Pop Archive curator Mat Bancroft writes about Manchester’s Cities In The Park festival from 1991.
Two Hindustani Manuscripts at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Guest researcher Dr Manjiri Thakoor writes on the making of the Mahabharata, and discusses the characteristics of the ‘Adi Parva’ and ‘Rama Vijaya’ held at the Rylands.
Ravenous Sheep and Wayward Shepherds, Stolen Corpses, and Wandering Wombs: A Look at some of the (Extra)Ordinary Documentary Papyri at the Rylands Library
Ancient documentary papryi are difficult to read, but with careful attention they often reveal our common humanity.
Incunabula Cataloguing Project I
The first post on the Incunabula Cataloguing Project, discussing the cataloguing of our world-class collection of 15th-century printed books.
John Sims: a Quaker doctor in Regency London
The recently-catalogued diaries of Dr John Sims (1792-1838) provide some fascinating insights into the everyday life of a Quaker physician in Regency London.