Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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Far from Being in the ‘Most Useless’ Place: Linking John Rylands Coptic Manuscripts with the Coptic Community
Tino Oudesluijs
13 June 2025
Dr Sarah Parkhouse and Professor Peter Oakes write about their pilot project exploring the treasure trove of Coptic manuscripts at the John Rylands Library.
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Duchess, Queen, Witch – Joan of Navarre and Rylands Latin MS 22
Anne Anderton
6 June 2025
Curator Anne Anderton writes about Joan of Navarre and her Psalter (Latin MS 22), which was recently reunited with its long-lost leaf
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Showcasing the Elizabeth Gaskell Collection
Jessica Smith
30 May 2025
Dr Imogen Durant presents the new Elizabeth Gaskell Collection at the John Rylands Library, guiding users to the wealth of material available.
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Decoding & Encoding German MS 3 – Alchemy, Imagery, and Metadata
jwrobinson
23 May 2025
Manager of the Rylands Heritage Imaging Lab and part-time MA Library and archives student Jamie Robinson introduces his placement creating enhanced metadata for an 18th-century mysterious alchemical manuscript in the Rylands Collections.
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Caring for Collections: Preparing for the Rylands’ New Galleries
Sophie Coulthard
16 May 2025
Go behind the scenes with Collection Care to learn how they conserved special collections for display in the newly refurbished galleries
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Death by Hunger: Malcolm Muggeridge and the Ukrainian Famine 1932-1933
Janette Martin
5 May 2025
By Rose Burke (MA student, Library and Archive Studies at the University of Manchester)
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‘A Man of Temper and Humanity’? The Character of the Ordinary of Newgate in the Spencer Collection
Kelly Jones
2 May 2025
Dr Imogen Knox explores the reputation of the Newgate prison minister and public attitudes surrounding the treatment of criminals condemned to die.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the John Ryland’s Manuscript Collection: A Digital Humanities Study of an Arabic Manuscript of Galen’s ‘On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body’
Kelly Jones
25 April 2025
By Dr Kamran Karimullah, Lecturer in Islamic Thought at the University of Manchester
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project. IX: Blockbooks (Part 3) – The Art of Dying
John Gandy
18 April 2025
Continuing our look at the blockbook collection in the John Rylands Library, this blog focuses on the Ars Moriendi ("The Art of Dying")
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Print and preach – the importance of Methodist Circuit Plans
angelapetyt
11 April 2025
By Angela Petyt-Whittaker, Reader Services Assistant
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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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