Incunabula Cataloguing Project. Number 11: Blockbooks (Part 5) – The Art of Memory
In this final blog on the John Rylands Library’s collection of 15th-century blockbooks, we take a look at the memory aid known as the “Ars memorandi”
Tag: Rare books
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. X: Blockbooks (Part 4) – The Mirabilia Romae and the Chiromantia
Continuing our look at the blockbooks in the John Rylands Library: an early guidebook to Rome and a book on the art of palm-reading
A Gothic Coffer
Guest author Ed Potten discusses a newly acquired 15th century coffret containing a woodcut print
The Saint Christopher woodcut dated 1423
Guest author Ed Potten discusses the dating of the unique St Christopher woodcut
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. IX: Blockbooks (Part 3) – The Art of Dying
Continuing our look at the blockbook collection in the John Rylands Library, this blog focuses on the Ars Moriendi (“The Art of Dying”)
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. VIII: Blockbooks (Part 2) – it’s the Apocalypse (again) and the Pauper’s Bible
A look at two rare blockbooks in their original 15th century binding
Incunabula Cataloguing Project. VII: Blockbooks (Part 1) and the Apocalypse!
An introduction to the blockbook collection and possibly the oldest printed European book to exist
Introduction to Collection Care
The Collection Care team has specialist knowledge encompassing: books, paper, pith, parchment, leather, papyrus, photographic, and visual collections
Materials of the Book – Paper
Paper has had many uses… crucially it is the perfect material for writing, printing and making books
Materials of the Book – Papyrus
The famous writing material of Ancient Egypt, enduring and iconic