Unlocking the secrets of English MS 24
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family
In this blog curator Dr Zsófia Buda shares the story of one of our three Mexican manuscripts.
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.
Ancient documentary papryi are difficult to read, but with careful attention they often reveal our common humanity.
The recently-catalogued diaries of Dr John Sims (1792-1838) provide some fascinating insights into the everyday life of a Quaker physician in Regency London.
A blog about endbands, their function, and how French MS 62 managed to almost lose them twice by our Senior Conservator Mark Furness.
It is Passover. And this is the Rylands Library’s blog. Have you heard of the famous Rylands Sephardi Passover Haggadah?Continue Reading
Rylands, Paramaththa and ICTB UK have digitised thirty-two Sinhalese Manuscripts to open up access to the collection
A little frolic through the John Rylands’ festive collections.
Dr Israel M. Sandman continues his exploration of the ḤaBaD Hasidic manuscripts in the Rylands’ collection, exploring the authoritativeness of various manuscripts, and methods for maintaining textual accuracy.