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1. The mask of death

     The death mask of Thomas Dunham Whitaker is this week’s treasure in our series of 101 Treasures from the Chetham’s collection. Find out more on the website.

   18th May 2012 • Read more

2. Ipomadon

   This week’s treasure is a unique and wonderful fifteenth-century literary anthology which contains several different items including Ipomadon, an Anglo-Norman romance. For more information, visit the website.

   11th May 2012 • Read more

3. Military Hospitals in Rusholme

   The excellent website of the Rusholme and Victoria Park Archive is well worth a look at any time, but we are pleased to be able to direct you to their...

   9th May 2012 • Read more

4. A reprise of Dr Dee

   A fresh surge of interest in John Dee culminates this month in the release of Damon Albarn’s soundtrack album to his opera Dr Dee, which premiered last summer at the...

   9th May 2012 • Read more

5. Cherry Blossoms under the Full Moon

   This exquisite nineteenth-century ukiyo-e woodblock print by the Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige is the star of this week’s 101 Treasures feature. For a closer look and more information, click here...

   4th May 2012 • Read more

6. It’s Palm Friday

   This week’s feature in the 101 Treasures series is our beautiful eighteenth-century Burmese palm leaf manuscript. Palm leaves served as the paper of the ancient world for thousands of years,...

   27th April 2012 • Read more

7. Swan upmanship

   This week’s treasure in the 101 Treasures series is a beautiful hand-coloured manuscript book of swan identification marks dating from the sixteenth century. Every summer, the beaks of swans on...

   20th April 2012 • Read more

8. Papal Prayers

   This week’s treasure is the beautifully illuminated book of prayers for Pope Alexander VII as he prepared himself for his enthronement. This recently featured in our ‘Curios and Curiosities’ exhibition...

   13th April 2012 • Read more

9. The Yattendon Hymnal

   We are delighted to announce that we have recently acquired a copy of the Yattendon Hymnal, one of the most significant contributions to English church music. This has been generously...

   13th April 2012 • Read more

10. Another famous communist visits Chetham’s Library

    It was a pleasure to welcome elder statesman of left-wing comedy Alexei Sayle to the Library this week. He is pictured here with his friend Daniel Constantinou at the well-known...

    4th April 2012 • Read more