Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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Elephants in Museums: Studying South Asian Fossil Heritage in Manchester and Beyond
ayavanrenterghem
17 January 2025
Dr Amelia Bonea, recipient of the JRRI pilot grant, talks about her project on South Asian Fossil Heritage in Manchester and beyond.
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The Samaritans and their books II
Zsofia Buda
12 January 2025
In our previous blog, we gave a brief introduction to the Samaritans and the Samaritan manuscript collection of the Rylands. Let's take a closer look at some of the items.
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The Samaritans and their books
Zsofia Buda
5 January 2025
The John Rylands Research Institute and Library has a large collection of Samaritan manuscripts some of which are now available online. This blog offers you a brief introduction into the little-known world of the Samaritans and the books.
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Charles Wesley’s ‘Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending’
Paul Carlyle
17 December 2024
Archivist Paul Carlyle discusses Charles Wesley’s famous hymns, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ and ‘Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending’.
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Announcing the Ethiopic Manuscripts Digital Collection
Dr Jeremy Penner
13 December 2024
A selection of 10 Ethiopic manuscripts are slated for publication on the Manchester Digital Collections platform later this month
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We Have Always Been Here
ceriajames
6 December 2024
Ceri James from the Library’s Exhibitions and Public Engagement with Research team (EPER), outlines the engagement programme for the WeContinue Reading
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The Tree of Life: Cataloguing the Ashburne Hall Collection
Dr Grant Collier
1 December 2024
The Ashburne Hall Archive launched on the 6th of May. It is by far the largest collection of material relating to the University's halls of residence held by the Library, providing valuable fragments of student life since the hall's founding in 1900.
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Revived: The Rylands’ fragile Esther scroll brought back to life
Zsofia Buda
7 November 2024
Our conservators and photographers are reporting on the successful conservation and digitisation of the Rylands’ beautiful parchment cut-out Esther scroll (Hebrew MS 54).
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project. VIII: Blockbooks (Part 2) – it’s the Apocalypse (again) and the Pauper’s Bible
John Gandy
2 November 2024
A look at two rare blockbooks in their original 15th century binding
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Thomas W. Rhys Davids and the Rylands’ Pali manuscripts
Zsofia Buda
30 October 2024
The Rylands has recently published 30 Buddhist manuscripts in the Pali language on Manchester Digital Collections. Apart from digitising and cataloguing, we also endeavoured to discover more about the provenance of these items and the collection in general.
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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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