Rediscovered: Persian poets and poetry
James White writes Over the past weeks, I have been cataloguing some of the Persian literary manuscripts in the UniversityContinue Reading
Tag: Manuscripts
A Tribute to Clare Hollingworth
In a slight departure from my usual era of the Guardian archive, this month’s blog post is a tribute toContinue Reading
The Manchester Guardian and L.S. Lowry
My find for this month from the Guardian archive is yet another example of the way in which the newspaperContinue Reading
Liberté, égalité, fraternité: a French Revolutionary calendar
Today is Bastille Day, and we celebrate by announcing the recent acquisition of a fascinating manuscript French Revolutionary calendar, or calendrier universel.Continue Reading
History of the Book MA Students on jokes and the excitement of Christmas
Hello! We’re Izzy and Jenny, both MA students at the University of Manchester taking the History of the Book courseContinue Reading