Blogs
Find out more about what is happening in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library on our blogs.
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Introducing the ePADD+ Project
Jessica Smith
20 April 2021
ePADD+, a collaborative project between Harvard University, Stanford University and The University of Manchester.
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Dante in Manchester: Celebrating the ‘anno dantesco’
guydaarmstrong
31 March 2021
2021 is the 'anno dantesco', commemorating the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. To mark the start of our celebrations here in Manchester, Dr Guyda Armstrong of the Italian Department writes about the new collection of manuscripts and early printed editions from the Rylands which we’ve made available in Manchester Digital Collections.
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A Passover Haggadah painted by an Englishman?
John Hodgson
27 March 2021
Follow us on the trail of a Christian English painter, and discover some unusual iconographical elements in an eighteenth-century Passover Haggadah
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“I was left with only two cups and three saucers”. The turbulent early life of Richard Abey.
dominicchristian
26 March 2021
Richard Abey
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Rylands Persian MS 913: Oriental Studies between Leiden and Constantinople
Dr Nil Palabıyık
25 March 2021
Manuscript collection containing documents relating to Ottoman-Dutch relations including correspondence between Leiden orientalist Jacobus Golius and Nicolas of Aleppo.
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The Singing Detective: Dating broadside ballads during lockdown (Part 2)
Julie Ramwell
22 March 2021
This is the second of two blogs by Special Collections Librarian, Julie Ramwell, providing an insight into the difficulties of dating 19th century broadside ballads.
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The Singing Detective: Dating broadside ballads during lockdown (Part 1)
Julie Ramwell
17 March 2021
In the first of two blogs, Special Collections Librarian, Julie Ramwell, provides an insight into the difficulties of dating 19th century broadside ballads.
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Photographing the Simon Papers
jocastlejrl
15 March 2021
My first project at the JRRIL, photographing a complex bound archive, and detailing the specific techniques and equipment needed for this particular work.
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Celebrating 200 years of the Guardian Newspaper
Janette Martin
14 March 2021
Hello! Our names are Kirat and Victoria and we are Masters students on the Art Gallery and Museum Studies courseContinue Reading
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Palladium: a new project begins at the Rylands
Jessica Smith
12 March 2021
The Palladium Project gets underway at the Rylands.
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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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Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye and a timeline of her life
aiucentre
29 June 2020
By Jo Manby Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye (London: Picador, 1990). First published in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus Ltd, 1979. Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was in my opinion, and that of many others across the world, one of the greatest writers in the English language. This post presents a timeline of this extraordinary woman’s […]
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