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by Gwen Riley Jones October 9, 2014 0

Photo a Day #09

It’s World Post Day! Here are some stunning postcards celebrating Christmas and New Year from a scrapbook all about BuffaloContinue Reading

by Gwen Riley Jones October 4, 2014 0

Collections

by Gwen Riley Jones October 3, 2014 0

Collections

We’re using this ‘grim’ image from our collections to celebrate ‘Grimm Fest 2014‘ International Festival of Horror and Cult Films,Continue Reading

by Gwen Riley Jones October 2, 2014 1

Collections

by Gwen Riley Jones October 1, 2014 0

Collections

This Freedom of the City of Manchester scroll presented to Mrs Enriqueta Rylands in October 1899. Mrs Rylands built theContinue Reading

by sethn7 March 27, 2014 1

Research

This Curious Find comes to us from Christina Brindley who is researching images of female piety and the development ofContinue Reading

by Anne Anderton October 24, 2013 1

Collections

The John Rylands Library has been described as one of the finest examples of Neo-Gothic architecture in Europe. Built asContinue Reading

by Elizabeth Gow December 13, 2012 2

Exhibitions

This floor plan, made in Sumeria in the Ur III period (circa 2100-2000 BC), is currently on display in theContinue Reading

by John Hodgson June 9, 2012 0

Exhibitions

Living with Uniformity: the Church of England and Dissent, 1662 to 1689, A conference to mark the 350th anniversary ofContinue Reading

by John Hodgson May 18, 2012 0

Research

Yesterday we had a fascinating visit from Mike Toth, manager of the Archimedes Palimpsest Project at the Walters Art MuseumContinue Reading