Riches of the Rylands: the special collections of the University of Manchester Library the special collections of the University of Manchester Library ; with a foreword by Jan Wilkinson.
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword - Jan WilkinsonIntroduction - John R. Hodgson1. Beyond books: from papyrus to pixels - Stella K. Halkyard2. Through painted windows: the art of illumination - John R. Hodgson3. First impressions: the early years of European printing - Julianne Simpson4. Master binders and their craft - Caroline Checkley-Scott and John R. Hodgson5. 'A definite claim to beauty': the private presses - John R. Hodgson6. Envisioning space: maps and atlases - Donna M. Sherman7. 'Lively oracles of God': The Bible from antiquity to modernity - Elizabeth Gow 8. 'So many paths': religious traditions across the world - Elizabeth Gow 9. 'On the shoulders of giants': science, technology and medicine - James N. Peters, Julianne Simpson and Janet L. Wallwork10. 'Between the covers': a literary miscellany - Fran Baker11. Illustrated imaginative children's literature - Ian Rogerson 12. Power, politics and propaganda: the story of Britain from 1215 - Dorothy J. Clayton 13. Manchester: local connections - Julie RamwellIndex
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