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1. Joshua’s hens

   Writing notes and family trees in Bibles is a very common activity, but it is rare to come across examples of sketches and drawings, especially when they appear to have...

   18th May 2011 • Read more

2. Observations on volcanoes

   Head over to the 101 Treasures of Chetham’s series on our website for a closer look at this beautiful illustrated work showing Sir William Hamilton’s meticulous observations of the behaviour...

   11th May 2011 • Read more

3. The Manchester Man

   This week in our new series 101 Treasures of Chetham’s, we take a closer look at the original handwritten manuscript of The Manchester Man by Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks. Head...

   4th May 2011 • Read more

4. It’s all in the stars

   The Library’s copy of A Book of Knowledge in three parts… by Samuel Strangehopes was published in London in 1685. Parts the Second and Third are devoted to anatomy, disease...

   27th April 2011 • Read more

5. Sir Henry Knyvett’s ‘Defence of this Realm’

   This week our 101 Treasures series throws the spotlight on Sir Henry Knyvett’s proposals for the defence of the realm, written in 1596 for Queen Elizabeth I and bound in...

   20th April 2011 • Read more

6. 101 Treasures of Chetham’s

   This week on the website we begin a new series highlighting some of the jewels in the Library’s crown, which as well as rare books and manuscripts will include furniture,...

   6th April 2011 • Read more

7. Visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury

   We were very pleased to welcome the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, to the Library at the end of last month. As part of his four-day visit to Manchester,...

   23rd March 2011 • Read more

8. Star of the small screen

   Eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that Chetham’s Library was credited on two recent documentaries marking the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. BBC Religion borrowed the Library’s earliest copy...

   15th March 2011 • Read more

9. Monochrome daze

   This image of pit brow women and the one below of children playing in the street are part of a collection associated with the antiquarian J.J. Phelps (1855-1928), who recorded...

   9th March 2011 • Read more

10. New images of Chetham’s Library

    This unusual view of the Library is one of a new collection taken by award-winning photographer Christopher Furlong, senior photographer with Getty Images. Christopher’s imaginative shots offer a refreshing new...

    16th February 2011 • Read more