Archive: 2012

1. Later and de Laeter

   This beautiful woodcut is of Chief Powhatan, otherwise known as the father of Pocahontas, and is taken from this week’s treasure, Joannes de Laet’s Novus Orbis, or History of the...

   7th September 2012 • Read more

2. Another Friday, another discovery

     Although most of our manuscripts are well documented and often well studied, this manuscript is a bit of a mystery. Our printed documentation for Mun.A.4.105 describes it as a...

   7th September 2012 • Read more

3. Our e-newsletter goes live!

   We are proud to present the very first issue of our e-newsletter! The newsletter will drop into your inbox three times a year and will keep you up to date...

   5th September 2012 • Read more

4. Grant of Edward VI

   This week’s treasure represents an important chapter in the history of Chetham’s – it’s the grant of Edward VI transferring ownership of the College House buildings to the Earl of...

   31st August 2012 • Read more

5. Chetham’s to host Poetry Prize Gala

   We are very pleased to be hosting the Manchester Poetry Prize Gala on 19th October as part of the Manchester Literary Festival. The event will be held in the Baronial...

   29th August 2012 • Read more

6. Homer-philia

   This week’s page in the 101 Treasures series is this two-volume edition of the first ever printing of Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad, which has beautiful gauffered gilt foredges. Take a...

   24th August 2012 • Read more

7. More views of London

   We hope you all enjoyed yesterday’s post about the glass lantern slide collection of views of London. Today we’re showcasing some beautiful prints of the city from a recent donation,...

   23rd August 2012 • Read more

8. Celebrating London 2012

    Holburn Circus Chetham’s is rightly known for its rich collection of material relating to Manchester and the North West, but it’s worth remembering that we also have large holdings of...

   22nd August 2012 • Read more

9. Closed on Bank Holiday Monday!

   Please note the Library will be closed this Bank Holiday Monday, but will re-open as usual on Tuesday 28th August. We look forward to seeing you then!

   22nd August 2012 • Read more

10. A sixteenth-century Venetian treasure

    This week it’s number sixty-one in our 101 Treasures series and the featured item is Bomberg’s Biblia Rabbinica, published in 1524-5 and used by the translators of the King James...

    17th August 2012 • Read more