Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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Discovery and Empire: The botanical works of Caspar Commelin and Maria Sibylla Merian
Sean Young
4 March 2026
A blog by Verity Burton, placement student, BA Art History. The John Rylands Library holds a remarkable collection of rareContinue Reading
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New online collection of Arabic manuscripts II: from calendar to calligraphy
Zsofia Buda
26 February 2026
In our recent blog, we introduced some of the Quranic codices featuring our new digital collection of Arabic manuscripts. ApartContinue Reading
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project. Number 11: Blockbooks (Part 5) – The Art of Memory
John Gandy
16 February 2026
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"
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A new era for Manchester computing: the Ferranti Mark I, 1951
James Peters
12 February 2026
Dr James Peters discusses the Ferranti Mark I computer, installed at the University of Manchester in February 1951.
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New online collection of Arabic manuscripts I: the Glorious Qurʿan
Zsofia Buda
3 February 2026
The John Rylands Library holds nearly 900 Arabic manuscripts. Our new online collection gives you a glimpse of this treasure house.
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Edgar Woodall: Surgeon on the Front Line
James Peters
30 January 2026
Dr James Peters discusses the recently catalogued letters of Edgar Woodall, a military surgeon during the First World War.
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200 Years of the Christian Brethren (Give or Take)
Tereza Ward
16 December 2025
A Guest Post by Dr Tim Grass
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Brought to light – A stone grotesque and the Artec Spider II scanner
Tony Richards
11 December 2025
By Tony Richards and Samuel Simpson The Rylands Heritage Imaging Lab have recently taken delivery of an Artec Spider IIContinue Reading
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Conserving the Oldknow Book: History, Heritage and Treatment
lauracaradonna
2 December 2025
Amber Russell and Zoë Lanceley discuss the context and significance of the Oldknow Textile Sample Book, and describe its recent conservation.
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project. X: Blockbooks (Part 4) – The Mirabilia Romae and the Chiromantia
John Gandy
25 November 2025
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
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This blog is not being updated…
aiucentre
7 September 2021
but you can read more about our collections and activities on the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Education Trust website blog: https://www.racearchive.org.uk/blog/ You’ll still be able to read previous posts here, so feel free to explore our back catalogue!
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Artist in Residence: Rebecca Hurst
Kat Lowe
21 October 2020
The post Artist in Residence: Rebecca Hurst appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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Student spotlight: Alexander Hurlow
Kat Lowe
9 September 2020
The post Student spotlight: Alexander Hurlow appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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ECR Spotlight: Catherine Evans
Kat Lowe
7 August 2020
The post ECR Spotlight: Catherine Evans appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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Geographical visions of Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868) in the John Rylands Library
Kat Lowe
6 July 2020
The post Geographical visions of Tokugawa Japan (1603-1868) in the John Rylands Library appeared first on John Rylands Research Institute.
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