Celebrating Janmashtami the Persian Way: Sānval Singh and the Bhāgavat Purāṇa in Persian MS 961
A guest blog by Pranav Prakash, specialist in the comparative study of book arts, literary cultures and religions in South Asian and Persian societies
Tag: Archives
Introducing the Early European Print collection
John Gandy, Incunabula Cataloguer at the John Rylands Library, talks about the newly published early printing collection on Manchester Digital Collections
“One of the Busiest Men in Manchester”: William Edward Armytage Axon (1846-1913)
Guest author Lucy Evans explains how the Axon Papers collection at the John Rylands Library proved instrumental for writing her new book on the life of the prolific librarian, antiquary and journalist William Axon
Missionary Helps Postcards, 1907-1921
By Prof Jean DeBernardi (Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Alberta)
Frankland Family Archive catalogued
Archivist James Peters introduces the newly catalogued Frankland family archive and introduces its fascinating main cast of characters
Arthur Gook and the trouble with letters
MA student Alex Tunstall shares her reflections on cataloguing the Echoes of Service correspondence files
Far from Being in the ‘Most Useless’ Place: Linking John Rylands Coptic Manuscripts with the Coptic Community
Dr Sarah Parkhouse and Professor Peter Oakes write about their pilot project exploring the treasure trove of Coptic manuscripts at the John Rylands Library.
Showcasing the Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
Dr Imogen Durant presents the new Elizabeth Gaskell Collection at the John Rylands Library, guiding users to the wealth of material available.
Death by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933
By Rose Burke (MA student, Library and Archive Studies at the University of Manchester)
‘A Man of Temper and Humanity’? The Character of the Ordinary of Newgate in the Spencer Collection
Dr Imogen Knox explores the reputation of the Newgate prison minister and public attitudes surrounding the treatment of criminals condemned to die.