Introduction to Collection Care
The Collection Care team has specialist knowledge encompassing: books, paper, pith, parchment, leather, papyrus, photographic, and visual collections
Tag: Rare books
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
Materials of the Book – Wood
Wood is strong and easily shaped, allowing for the creation of practical and beautiful things, for books it creates the quintissential hardback
Materials of the Book – Leather
Leather is durable strong and flexible, also luxurious, tactile to hold
Materials of the Book – Parchment
Favoured for its durability and soft, subtle tones, it is in manuscript culture that the use of parchment and vellum endures most significantly
A turn-up for the book(s)
Reader Services Assistant, Angela Petyt-Whittaker, reveals a most surprising find… Whilst working in The John Rylands Library for the pastContinue Reading
Drawing Dissection: Medical Illustrations by Joseph Jordan’s Apprentice Digitised
I’m delighted to announce the recent digitisation of two unique books from our 19th-century medical collections. Available online in fullContinue Reading