2021 is the ‘anno dantesco’, commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. To mark the start of our celebrations here in Manchester, Dr Guyda Armstrong of the Italian Department writes about the new collection of manuscripts and early printed editions from the Rylands which we’ve made available in Manchester Digital Collections.
We are very excited that our copy of the magnificent Gutenberg Bible is on display for a limited time atContinue Reading
For the last few years we have been recataloguing our Aldine collection (books printed by Aldus Manutius and his heirs),Continue Reading
Gareth Lloyd writes: The visitors’ book of The John Rylands Library contains the names of thousands of people who haveContinue Reading
June 2012 marks the two-hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the Roxburghe Club, the world’s oldest and most prestigious bibliophilic society.Continue Reading