Announcing the Ethiopic Manuscripts Digital Collection
A selection of 10 Ethiopic manuscripts are slated for publication on the Manchester Digital Collections platform later this month
Tag: Manuscripts
Sonilluminations at the Rylands
A sound installation by researcher and composer Patrick John Jones, inspired by the archives of the John Rylands Library
From the Valley of Mexico to the Rylands II: the story of the Fischer Codex
Dr Zsofia Buda discusses Mexican MS 2, also known as the Fischer Codex.
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.
From Evil Eyes to Lost Friendships: Tales from the Gaster Amulet Collection
Amulet cataloguer Dr Gal Sofer gives you an expert’s insight into our fascinating amulet collection.
Unlocking the secrets of English MS 24
The mysterious History of the Phoolkian family
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.
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.
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.
John Sims: a Quaker doctor in Regency London
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.