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1. Not long to go now

   Less than a month to go until the opening of our joint exhibition with the Portico Library! The exhibition will celebrate the bi-centenary of the first publication of fairytales by...

   14th September 2012 • Read more

2. Another treasure from the collection

       This elegantly ornamented medieval hymnal with a contemporary binding by the Caxton bindery is the featured item on our 101 Treasures page this week.  

   14th September 2012 • Read more

3. ‘Anne Walne is a witch and hath killd my chilld’

     A fascinating manuscript document associated with witchcraft in the Pendle area has recently come to light at the Library. One of our regular archive assistants, Robert Stansfield, has been...

   12th September 2012 • Read more

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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