Stephen Emmel’s paper on “The Coptic Manuscript Collection of Alexander Lindsay, 25th Earl of Crawford” suggests that Tattam acquired someContinue Reading
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Il Libro del Cortegiano in Tudor England
The John Rylands Library holds an outstanding collection of editions of Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Book of the Courtier)Continue Reading
Christmas Greetings
I hope the delightful image above sets a suitably festive tone to what will probably be our last posting ofContinue Reading
Highlights from the Rylands Modern Literary Archives Programme in 2012
On 7 December, we held the annual meeting of our Modern Literary Archives Programme (MLAP) Steering Group – providing theContinue Reading
Tenth Annual Rylands Poetry Reading: Sir Geoffrey Hill
Thursday 6 December saw the tenth annual Rylands Poetry Reading. This prestigious programme of readings was inaugurated by the BoardContinue Reading
A Miscellany
It can be frustrating to find something described as miscellaneous but sometimes that is just what it is. I’d like toContinue Reading
Ancient Building Plan
This floor plan, made in Sumeria in the Ur III period (circa 2100-2000 BC), is currently on display in theContinue Reading
The “Herstory” of an Arabic Manuscript
This post tells the life story of an Arabic manuscript of folk tales. The manuscript is not particularly old, norContinue Reading