A Portrait of Enriqueta Rylands
Elaine Sheldon of The Collection Care Team writes: The library’s portrait sculpture of Enriqueta Augustina Rylands has been cleaned byContinue Reading
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History of the Book MA Students on jokes and the excitement of Christmas
Hello! We’re Izzy and Jenny, both MA students at the University of Manchester taking the History of the Book courseContinue Reading
Let’s Calibrate!
Today two engineers from Novatron Scientific are visiting the Collection Care unit in Deansgate to calibrate our environmental monitors. The regularContinue Reading
Movember at The John Rylands Library
The Collection Care department in The John Rylands Library has the main purpose of looking after the preservation and conservationContinue Reading
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia Conserved
Robert Hooke’s Micrographia, first published in 1665, is one the landmark works of science. It opened up the new disciplineContinue 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
Catholic Archivists Congregate at the John Rylands Library
The curatorial and technical expertise of Special Collections staff was on full display recently as we hosted a training day for the CatholicContinue Reading