Rehousing the Greek Papyri
Guest blog by Niki Pantazidou. As a book and paper conservator I had the great opportunity to work at theContinue Reading
Tag: Greek papyri
Faith after the Pharaohs: Christianity and the Rylands Gospel of Mary
Source: Faith after the Pharaohs: Christianity and the Rylands Gospel of Mary
Greek Papyrus 6: The Nicene Creed
Tim Higson, Collection Care team leader writes: The Collection Care Department have been preparing a number of items being loanedContinue Reading
Multispectral Imaging at CHICC
CLICK for an animated gif showing the sequence of the light panels across the spectrum, from UV through visible toContinue Reading
More Manuscript Catalogues Online!
Last week John posted a list of “legacy” manuscript catalogues now available via Manchester eScholar. It reminded me that many cataloguesContinue Reading
Manuscript Catalogues Go Online
We have recently digitised many of the ‘legacy’ catalogues of our manuscript collections, and these are now available as searchableContinue Reading
Faces&Voices: Conserving and Protecting a Collection on Display
Guest posting by Elena May Griffith-Ward, MA candidate at the University of Birmingham, Heritage Management; Media and Communications Officer forContinue Reading
Visit by Mike Toth from the Baltimore Palimpsest Project
Yesterday we had a fascinating visit from Mike Toth, manager of the Archimedes Palimpsest Project at the Walters Art MuseumContinue Reading
“In case of hysterical suffocation, take dried otters’ kidneys…”
Last Thursday the John Rylands Library hosted a dinner on behalf of Cancer Research UK and the new Manchester Cancer Research CentreContinue Reading