John Rylands Research Institute and Library promotes world-leading research in the humanities and sciences using the unique special collections of The University of Manchester Library – National Research Library in the North. Based in one of the finest neo-Gothic buildings in Europe and in the heart of Manchester, it is a dynamic community of world-leading researchers, curators, conservators and imaging specialists, all focused on our core mission to define the human experience over five millennia and up to the current day.

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