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  •  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...

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  • 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.

  • Parchment used in immersive experience

    10. A full-size piece of vellum (calf-skin) suspended on a frame and prepared ready for writing on. The pattern of the animal's spine can still be seen running along the central length of the vellum.

  • 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.

  • Contents of display case draw

    7. Display case draw containing oak galls, inks and pigments used by medieval scribes and illuminators.

  • 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).

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

    Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018

  • 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.

  • Centre for Hate Studies launches new suite of digital training on hate and extremism

    The Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester has developed a new, free-of-charge suite of digital training modules on hate and extremism.

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