Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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Notes from the dark: Adventures in the C. A. Lejeune Archive
Dr Victoria Lowe
30 May 2023
The start of an occasional series where Dr Victoria Lowe reflects on her work in the personal archive of the film critic C. A. Lejeune
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Li Yuan-chia: Life and Art through the Camera Lens
Anne Anderton
23 May 2023
Two of our placement students talk about their work with the photography collection of Li Yuan-Chia.
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Endband On The Run
Mark Furness
2 May 2023
A blog about endbands, their function, and how French MS 62 managed to almost lose them twice by our Senior Conservator Mark Furness.
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Digitising Dante
samuelrmsimpson
27 April 2023
Introduction to the Envisioning Dante project and its photographer, Samuel Simpson. As well as a comparison between two copies of the 1484 edition of Dante's comedy.
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The Wonderful World of Passover Haggadot
Zsofia Buda
5 April 2023
It is Passover. And this is the Rylands Library’s blog. Have you heard of the famous Rylands Sephardi Passover Haggadah?Continue Reading
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Volunteer voices: Heather Richards on Norman Shrapnel
ayavanrenterghem
4 April 2023
One of our volunteers, Heather Richards, talks about her experience at the Rylands and working with the Norman Shrapnel archive
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Another first for Manchester: The Rylands goes green
John Hodgson
1 April 2023
Today we can announce that one of the most iconic buildings in Manchester is going green. As a contribution toContinue Reading
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Signs of the Times – Maps and charts of history and prophecy
Jane Speller
19 March 2023
Signs of the Times Maps and charts of history and prophecy
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Experimenting with Print
Julianne Simpson
14 March 2023
The dating of a mysterious woodblock
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Decolonisation and the Guardian’s West African correspondents, c. 1953-1971
ayavanrenterghem
3 March 2023
Guest post by postgraduate students, Fatima Shaban and Owen Mills, whose project centres on the Patrick J Monkhouse correspondence inContinue 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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