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  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript

    5. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript. The blank final page seems to have been used by the owner of the manuscript to record his or her own illustrated interpretation.

  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript

    6. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript. A decorated border and rubrics helped the reader to navigate the book, marking the start of a new section of text. (Red ink was often used for this purpose).

  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript

    4. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript. The first folio contains some drawings and what appears to be a talismanic verse seeking protection from harmful forces. This may have been added by the manuscript's owner.

  • Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018

    Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018

  •  Diversity of Muslim heritage trail 

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2022 A new mapping on the Layers of London site which has been curated by the Everyday Muslim Heritage and Archive Initiative    It provides a key mapping of areas of...

  • Yunci Cai

    The academic profile of Dr Yunci Cai, Associate Professor in Museum and Heritage Studies at University of Leicester

  • Awards winning comedian, Francesca Martinez, reflects on her involvement in a Research Centre for Mu

    Posted by Sarah Plumb in School of Museum Studies Blog on February 24, 2017 Exceptional & Extraordinary was a research project initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester which set out to stimulate public and medical...

  • Niki Ferraro

    The academic profile of Ms Niki Ferraro, PhD student at University of Leicester

  • Contents of display case draw

    9. Scrapers like this were used to remove hair and fat from the animal skin used to make parchment. The scents of Frankincense, Myrrh and Lubanja are sometimes retained within the folios of a manuscript and can still be smelt if we are lucky enough to get close enough.

  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover

    3. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover. The book board is only partially covered in tanned leather and has been repaired. The nature of the repair suggests it may have been made 'on the fly'.

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