Special Collections Librarian: Medical Printed Collection (1800-1949) @UoMLibrary. Tweets live from the cataloguing desk! @wellcometrust funded #histmed

Manchester, England
Joined May 2018
A big hello👋after a hiatus from the #ManMedProject account. I've been away from the collections since wfh but there's been plenty of #histmed things afoot, not least the launch of a new digital collection last week! Read on for an update 👇 xitter.cf/UoMSpecColl/status/129…
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...and study our Karaite manuscripts, like this liturgical codex written in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic. It is a composite codex from several parts. One of its sections was written by Abraham Kohen for himself in Jerusalem in 1668 (see the colophon!). digitalcollections.mancheste…
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And if you like illustrations, check out the 29 beautiful marriage contracts (ketubot). This 18th-century ketubah from Tarcento, Italy with cut-out design is one of the few remaining examples of this type of decoration. Can you identify the scenes? digitalcollections.mancheste…
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You also find illustrated Esther scrolls among the new items. This one, probably from 18th-century Austria (spot the two-headed eagle!) includes not only biblical illustrations but also the 12 zodiac signs and an array of birds and flowers. digitalcollections.mancheste…
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We invite you to turn the pages of Jewish prayer books from 13th-century France, 15th-century Yemen, and a Passover Haggadah in a 17th-century North-African codex ... digitalcollections.mancheste… ow.ly/z9j050GRH8f ow.ly/Kn4750GRH8i
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New digital collection! 100 more manuscripts from our Hebrew collection now published on Manchester Digital Collections. Codices, scrolls, and colourful marriage contracts... Let researcher @BudaZsofia whet your appetite with a few highlights 👇 @UoMReligion
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Supporting fantastic @JRRIManchester researchers (including the wonderful @BeccaKWhiteley here) and students from @OfficialUoM and beyond has been an absolute pleasure xitter.cf/ManMedProject/status/1…
"Spratt's Flaps", fascinating and uncomfortable obstetrical flap book explored by @BeccaKWhiteley from the @TheJohnRylands medical collections #SMGMedBody
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As the project draws to a close, it's important to say it wouldn't have been possible without the help of the brilliant Library team @TheJohnRylands and @UoMLibrary - thank you! And a huge thanks to EVERYONE for following, I've learnt so much from the #histmed community 🙌
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Charlotte Hoare retweeted
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Charlotte Hoare retweeted
With huge regret, @TheJohnRylands and @UoMLibrary buildings close at 5pm today until further notice. But so much to see online. Stay safe.
Replying to @OfficialUoM
Our libraries, @McrMuseum @WhitworthArt @jodrellbank as well as most of our teaching and research buildings, will be closed to physical access. Certain essential services and facilities and halls of residence will remain open
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Charlotte Hoare retweeted
Very excited for the first @TheJohnRylands Collection Bites with @UoM_Charlotte Items on display will look at the diagnosis of urine over time. Urine for a treat! #stillopen #manchesterevents
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TODAY 1pm-2pm! Drop into the @TheJohnRylands Historic Reading Room to explore manuscripts, early printed books and objects from @ManMedMuseum all on the subject of urine in medical diagnosis in our #histmed Collection Bite: tinyurl.com/tv2z4mk
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'Urine' for a treat next Thursday lunch time, as we explore our intriguing medical collections. Find out more: man.ac.uk/7ZfF1N
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