Introducing the ePADD+ Project
ePADD+, a collaborative project between Harvard University, Stanford University and The University of Manchester.
Latest Posts
Dante in Manchester: Celebrating the ‘anno dantesco’
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.
A Passover Haggadah painted by an Englishman?
Follow us on the trail of a Christian English painter, and discover some unusual iconographical elements in an eighteenth-century Passover Haggadah
Rylands Persian MS 913: Oriental Studies between Leiden and Constantinople
Manuscript collection containing documents relating to Ottoman-Dutch relations including correspondence between Leiden orientalist Jacobus Golius and Nicolas of Aleppo.
The Singing Detective: Dating broadside ballads during lockdown (Part 2)
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.
The Singing Detective: Dating broadside ballads during lockdown (Part 1)
In the first of two blogs, Special Collections Librarian, Julie Ramwell, provides an insight into the difficulties of dating 19th century broadside ballads.
Photographing the Simon Papers
My first project at the JRRIL, photographing a complex bound archive, and detailing the specific techniques and equipment needed for this particular work.
Celebrating 200 years of the Guardian Newspaper
Hello! Our names are Kirat and Victoria and we are Masters students on the Art Gallery and Museum Studies courseContinue Reading
Palladium: a new project begins at the Rylands
The Palladium Project gets underway at the Rylands.