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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript
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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).
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Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018
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Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018
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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav/
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.
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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript
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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.
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Academic encounters? International Relations Studies and the “Carceral Archipelago” project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/03/02/academic-encounters-international-relations-studies-and-the-carceral-archipelago-project/
Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on March 2, 2017 My recent appointment as lecturer at the History Department of the Utrecht University has brought me in close contact with the bourgeoning field of International Relations (IR) studies.
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Awards winning comedian, Francesca Martinez, reflects on her involvement in a Research Centre for Mu
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/02/24/awards-winning-comedian-francesca-martinez-reflects-on-her-involvement-in-a-research-centre-for-museums-and-galleries-project-exceptional-extraordinary/
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...
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Yunci Cai
https://le.ac.uk/people/yunci-cai
The academic profile of Dr Yunci Cai, Associate Professor in Museum and Heritage Studies at University of Leicester
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Vulnerability: A Research Method for Literary and Cultural Studies
https://le.ac.uk/vulnerability-studies/vulnerable-reading
This AHRC-funded project maps a body of contemporary literary and cultural responses to cross-border vulnerabilities in North America, focusing on intersecting crises of gender and race-based vulnerability, such as femicide and violence against Indigenous people.
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Diversity of Muslim heritage trail
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/16/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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Contents of display case draw
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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.