John Nelson Darby’s scrapbook now available online
A scrapbook containing personal memorabilia relating to the life and travels of the Christian evangelist John Nelson Darby (1800-82) has beenContinue Reading
A scrapbook containing personal memorabilia relating to the life and travels of the Christian evangelist John Nelson Darby (1800-82) has beenContinue Reading
We’re using this ‘grim’ image from our collections to celebrate ‘Grimm Fest 2014‘ International Festival of Horror and Cult Films,Continue Reading
One of the Library’s great treasures is a remarkable manuscript map of the world, or Mappe Monde, produced in 1546Continue Reading
We are pleased to make available in its entirety, Rylands English MS 883, a book of drawings by the esteemed artistContinue Reading
The John Rylands Library has been described as one of the finest examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in Europe. Built asContinue Reading
This month we are delighted to focus on all that is spooky, macabre and gothic in the John Rylands LibraryContinue Reading
Colleagues in the Library’s Centre for Heritage Imaging and Collection Care (CHICC) have digitised Latin MS 113, a late 15th-centuryContinue Reading
The Library’s Centre for Heritage Imaging and Collection Care (CHICC) has been awarded the contract to digitise the vast archive of CardinalContinue Reading
Considerable public and scholarly interest has recently been aroused by a scrapbook of memorabilia that documents a fascinating and significantContinue Reading
This floor plan, made in Sumeria in the Ur III period (circa 2100-2000 BC), is currently on display in theContinue Reading