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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Our father who art in hvn

   This tiny book is the smallest in the Library’s collection and forms part of our extensive shorthand collection. In it, the words of the Lord’s Prayer have been reproduced in...

   10th August 2012 • Read more

9. For general good conduct

     We were delighted to welcome Susan Smith of Marple to the Library today, who brought in this beautiful Boutflower Watch. The watch was awarded to her father, Frank Bradley,...

   8th August 2012 • Read more

10. Edward Hobson: obviously no rolling stone…

    This week’s treasure is the work of Manchester-born Edward Hobson, a grocer’s assistant from Bowdon in Cheshire. His Musci Britannici lists and describes mosses found by him in the Manchester...

    3rd August 2012 • Read more