This monthâs blog post was written by Chloe Wallaker, a final year BA English Literature and Film student at the University of Reading. Chloe has been researching our Crusoe Collection […]
The Gild of the Red Rose was a literature and theatre society founded in 1897, by W.M. Childs. The group was open to staff and students, hosting dramatic performances and […]
In todayâs blog post, Tim and Ceri discuss their progress in digitising the glass lantern negatives created by Professor F J Cole(1872-1959), F.R.S., Professor of Zoology in the University of Reading from […]
We were sad to hear that Michael Mitchell, one of Englandâs most noted fine typographers, passed away last week. Founder of the Libanus Press, Mitchell quickly became a leading typographer, […]
Written by Erika Delbecque, Special Collections Librarian Inconspicuous amongst the venerable old tomes on the shelves of our rare book store, an unassuming binding contains one of the most infamous […]
The John and Griselda Lewis Printing Collection consists of over 20,000 examples of printed documents covering several centuries and a wide variety of research subjects âfrom Fifteenth Century religious texts, Nineteenth […]
Written by Erika Delbecque, UMASCSÂ Librarian, as part of the 2017 Being Human festival: Lost and Found. The leaf on my desk was stained, torn in places, and fairly unremarkable. Unlike […]
Written by Bethan Davies, Trainee Liaison Librarian. After a special visit from our friend Hodor from Reading University Library, we decided to take a deeper look at our duck related […]
Although Johann Joachim Winckelmann may not be a household name today, his influence on British art, design, and architecture was profound. Our new exhibition, âFrom Italy to Britain: Winckelmann and […]
In celebration of #ReadABookDay, members of staff at The MERL and Special Collections have been sharing their favourite books from within our collection on Twitter. This blog post looks in […]
