Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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Researching the Eyefull Tower
Sean Young
24 March 2026
A blog by Anastasia Eremeeva, placement student, BA Art History. First experiences with the archive offer no immediate instruction onContinue Reading
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Designed to be Collected: The Leslie Clarence Cigarette and Trade Card Collection
Julie Ramwell
18 March 2026
The John Rylands Library holds a wide variety of ephemeral printing, from ballads and broadsides to playbills and advertisements. However,Continue Reading
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An experiment in higher education: Owens College opens, 12 March 1851
James Peters
12 March 2026
Dr James Peter commemorates the 175th anniversary of the opening of Owens College, a predecessor institution of the University of Manchester.
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Rediscovering Frances Power Cobbe
MT Hutchinson
8 March 2026
We use our collections to reignite the work of this near-forgotten Victorian philosopher and figure in the women's suffrage movement.
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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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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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