Archive: 2014

1. — 10th July 2014

   The Diary of Mary Travers

   The recent publication of a new novel caught our attention, as the subject matter relates indirectly to Thomas Jones, Librarian of Chetham’s from 1845 until his death in 1875. The...

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   Japanese Gardens: A Celebration

     You are warmly invited to a fantastic evening immersed in Japanese gardens and culture on August 7th here at Chetham’s.  In partnership with the National Trust and arranged to...

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3. — 9th July 2014

   Succession

   Congratulations to one of the Library’s favourite authors, Livi Michael, whose latest novel, Succession, will be launched tomorrow here at the Library. The book follows the fortunes of Margaret Beaufort...

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4. — 2nd July 2014

   New course starting in October

   This eight-week course will be an introduction to the history of radical political ideas and movements in Manchester. This area was at the centre of the social, economic and industrial...

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5. — 27th June 2014

   News on the Palm Leaf Manuscript

   Thanks to Dr Tilman Frasch, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University and a leading expert on Burmese history, we have been able to discover more about our Burmese palm leaf...

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   Library Closure

   Please note the Library will be closed all day on Monday 30th June and will reopen again as usual on Tuesday.

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7. — 25th June 2014

   Book of spells

   People often remark that the Library reminds them of a scene from Harry Potter, and this week’s treasure is straight out of the mysterious world of sixteenth-century magic and wizardry....

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8. — 20th June 2014

   A model for ‘Game of Thrones’?

   Some of the illustrations in Turris Babel (Amsterdam: 1679) look remarkably like the opening credits to Game of Thrones, but in fact the book was the German Jesuit scholar Athanasius...

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   John Dalton: A Cumbrian Philosopher

   A new book on John Dalton has just been published by Books Cumbria. Thomas Smith’s John Dalton: A Cumbrian Philosopher looks at the ‘man generally thought of as being Mancunian...

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10. — 18th June 2014

    Looking back at Japan

    These beautiful hand-coloured photographs of Japan at the turn of the last century are taken from the Leech collection, and were acquired by Sir Bosdin and Lady Edith Leech during...

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