Tag Archive: Collections

  1. An engraved portrait of William Shakespeare.

    Shakespeare’s Third Folio: The Page vs. the Stage

    One of the most fascinating books in Chetham’s Library’s less well-known literature collection is a copy of Mr William Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies, published according to the true original copies,...

    7th January 2026 Read more
  2. A pile of books with brightly-coloured historic bindings on a wooden desk. The spines of the books are facing forwards.

    Cataloguing the Cass Collection

    Maisie, our placement student, recently completed a project to finish cataloguing the Cass Collection, which originally arrived at Chetham’s Library in 2016: Between January and April, I spent 20 days...

    12th May 2025 Read more