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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.

  • Contents of display case draw

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

  • Critical Management Studies is Coming Home

    Posted by Jo B in School of Business Blog on December 10, 2014 Deputy Head of School Professor Jo Brewis briefly outlines details of the thematic streams awaiting delegates of next summer’s 9 th Critical Management Studies (CMS) Conference Martin Parker has already...

  • Yunci Cai

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

  • Niki Ferraro

    The academic profile of Ms Niki Ferraro, PhD student 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...

  • 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'.

  • 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.

  • Culture, heritage and languages

    Our academics are keen to offer their expertise across the fields of culture, heritage and languages, with services including archaeological pursuits and translation.

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