The art and times of a Yorkshire suffragist – republishing Florence Lockwood’s memoir
Curator Janette Martin writes about working on a revised edition of Florence Lockwood’s memoir ‘An Ordinary Life’
Tag: John Rylands Library
A 3D farewell to Dr John Hodgson
3D scanning and printing the John and Enriqueta Rylands statues as a gift for Dr John Hodgson
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. V: An early astronomical calendar and an innovation in book design
A description of Johannes Regiomontanus’ Kalendarium of 1476
Introducing the Terence Pepper Collection
Placement student Sophia Louise Lee talks about her experience cataloguing the Terence Pepper Collection.
Madchester returns! Exploring the heritage of rave in the British Pop Archive
Dr Helen Holmes and Bruce Wilkinson The British Pop Archive was officially unveiled at the John Rylands Library in 2022. WeContinue Reading
No Rylands without us – Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan
To mark the opening of the new Rylands exhibition ‘We Have Always Been Here’, poet Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan reflects on the Library archives from her position as a young Muslim woman.
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. IV: A collection of speeches and news of new horizons
A closer look at a bound-in volume containing numerous printed orations, among which is news of Portuguese explorations around the coast of Africa
Imaging watermarks
Senior photographer Tony Richards explains their research into imaging paper watermarks.
Delia Derbyshire Day 2023: 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who, Dr Imogen Durant talks about the musician and composer Delia Derbyshire and her fascinating archive.
On the Fringes of the Small Press Scene: Solving the Hors Commerce Press Mystery
Reader services assistant and independent researcher Bruce Wilkinson talks about solving the mystery of the Hors Commerce Press.