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pic13 - A technician at work in our digitisation studio

pic08 - Some of the 4th Duke of Newcastle's personal diaries

pic09 - Photograph from the First World War, showing nurses and wounded soldiers

pic01 - Marriage settlement of the 3rd Duke of Portland (1766)

pic14 - Detail of a colour illustration of a bird, Pharomachrus auriceps, from the Porter Collection

pic03 - Detail of Nottingham Castle from 'Nottingham Park' by Thomas Allom (1804 - 1872)

pic10 - Court Rolls from the Manor of North Wheatley, Nottinghamshire, 1633-1719

pic16 - Detail from a painting of Wollaton Hall by Jan Siberechts, 1697

pic17 - Photograph showing a bundle of deeds

pic05 - Photograph of D.H. Lawrence and Frieda Lawrence in Chapala, Mexico, 1923

pic04 - Poster encouraging women to contribute to the war effort by joining the Auxiliary Territorial Service and Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1942)

pic07 - Great Jet of Steam on the Sulphur Mountains, from 'Travels in the Island of Iceland' by Sir George Steuart Mackenzie (1812)

pic18 - Colour illustration of an elephant with 4 men riding on it, being attacked by a tiger

pic11 - Readers at work in our public Reading Room at King's Meadow Campus

pic12 - Political cartoon, titled 'The Noddle Bazaar', showing the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel studying busts representing various political figures. By John Doyle ('H.B.')

pic06 - A reader at work in our former Reading Room at Hallward Library

pic02 - Snorre Saga book cover

pic15 - Pages from the Wollaton Antiphonal undergoing conservation

Welcome to Manuscripts and Special Collections

We are part of the University of Nottingham Libraries.

Anyone can view our printed, manuscript and archive collections at King's Meadow Campus.

Due to the ongoing traffic problems caused by the Cilfton Bridge road closure Manuscripts and Special Collections will be closing at 4pm each day until further notice.

Parchment, Paper and Pixels

A free iBook showcasing some of the treasures held in Manuscripts and Special Collections, with a range of short articles illustrated with images, sound and video.

It includes mediaeval manuscripts, archives, maps, posters, photographs, rare printed books and music and covers the globe from Iceland to China by way of Nottingham and the Soviet Union. Notable personalities featured include Robin Hood and DH Lawrence and it introduces the father of English geology, William Smith, and one of the world’s first ornithologists, Francis Willughby.

Available from itunes

Current Exhibition

Georgian Delights: Life during the reign of George IV (1820-1830)

13 December 2019 - 29 March 2020

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Kings Meadow Campus
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