Notes from the dark: Adventures in the C. A. Lejeune archive 3.
Dr Victoria Lowe continues her exploration of the C. A. Lejeune archive and talks about the 1936 film Ourselves Alone.
Tag: John Rylands Library
X-Ray Tomography of Gaster Amulet 34
Recently, the Collection Care and Imaging teams from the University of Manchester Special Collections collaborated with NXCT, The National X-ray Computed Tomography centre based at The University of Manchester. For the first time, objects from the John Rylands collections were imaged using state of the art X-ray scanning facilities, in an attempt to reveal what’s hidden inside.
From the Valley of Mexico to the Rylands: introducing Mexican MS 1
In this blog curator Dr Zsófia Buda shares the story of one of our three Mexican manuscripts.
Thank you for having me!
This blog post, the second in our series, summarises the University of Manchester’s ongoing research project on film critic Caroline Lejeune, with reference to the contents of her archive held at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library.
Elephants and Mahouts in Persianate South Asia
We celebrate World Elephant Day (12 August) with a guest blog post by Professor Fabrizio Speziale (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris-Marseille), on a Persian text about the origin of the mahout, or elephant keeper.
2023 Summer placement: Hannah McAuliffe
A blog by PhD placement student Hannah McAuliffe on her project with the Special Collections Teaching and Learning department.
Two Hindustani Manuscripts at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library
Guest researcher Dr Manjiri Thakoor writes on the making of the Mahabharata, and discusses the characteristics of the ‘Adi Parva’ and ‘Rama Vijaya’ held at the Rylands.
Ravenous Sheep and Wayward Shepherds, Stolen Corpses, and Wandering Wombs: A Look at some of the (Extra)Ordinary Documentary Papyri at the Rylands Library
Ancient documentary papryi are difficult to read, but with careful attention they often reveal our common humanity.
Incunabula Cataloguing Project I
The first post on the Incunabula Cataloguing Project, discussing the cataloguing of our world-class collection of 15th-century printed books.
Notes from the dark: Adventures in the C. A. Lejeune Archive
The start of an occasional series where Dr Victoria Lowe reflects on her work in the personal archive of the film critic C. A. Lejeune