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ALT A teal graphic with three light transparent mechanical cogs in the corner. Yellow letters in a large font read Service update
ALT An aerial view of the British Library at St Pancras.
ALT An aerial view of the British Library St Pancras site.
ALT Woodcut illustration of Chaucer's Knight: in armour, riding on a horse wearing a patterned coat
ALT Woodcut illustration of Chaucer's Squire: carrying a banner, wearing a feathered cap, riding a decorated horse
ALT Woodcut illustration of Chaucer's Yeoman: carrying a bow and arrows, on horseback
ALT Woodcut illustration of Chaucer's Monk: carrying a large, blank banner, wearing a cloak, carrying a rosary, on horseback
ALT The opening of a Middle English poem: "Whan Ihesu Crist was done on rode". The opening W, in red ink, ends in a flourish shaped like a dragon.
ALT A highly illuminated page from a manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, showing a historiated initial with a portrait of the author holding an open book and a decorated border.
ALT A page from Caxton's 1483 printed edition of the Canterbury Tales, showing a woodcut of the pilgrims sat around a table eating together.
ALT The title page of Walter Stevins' edited version of Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe, with a large diagram of the astrolabe in pen-and-ink.
ALT The opening of Chaucer's Boece, showing a decorated puzzle initial in blue, with red pen-flourishing.
ALT Three portraits of Geoffrey Chaucer, two showing him in a grey robe and holding a rosary, the third showing him with an open book, the portrait enclosed within a decorated initial 'W'.
ALT The Knightes Tale
ALT Implements used in cooking
ALT Implements used in 18c confection-making
ALT Our conservator, Roger, stands at a desk wearing an apron, rolling out a piece of green paper. Other bottles and cans rest on the desk next to him.
ALT A close up of Roger's hand, using a ruler to line up a piece of paper.
ALT A large bound book lays tattered on a desk, its front cover split from the spine.
ALT An enormous manuscript of the Greek Octateuch, positioned on a table beside a pencil and pencil sharpener to indicate the scale.
ALT Gold blocked image of an angel? appearing to a figure lying on the ground.
ALT A manuscript page from Camden's Annals with handwritten script lit up from beneath the page. Two written pages can be seen overlapping each other with the backlight.
ALT A photo of two hands holding open a book of handwritten script.
ALT A book is held open and one page is laid over a back light, revealing two pages stuck together.
ALT An arrangement of items on display at ‘Becoming the Brontës’. Top left: ‘Fireside Tales’ by Charlotte Brontë; Top right: First edition of Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey by Emily and Anne Brontë; Centre: ‘Visits in Verreopolis’ by Charlotte Brontë; Underneath: Autograph letters by Branwell Brontë. Image: Mark Webster Photography / University of Leeds.
