The first 1000 of our digitised manuscripts have now returned and are available to view online. They include over 600 Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern items, from the Sherborne Missal and the Amherst Manuscript to the Eadui Psalter! blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

The call for papers for Discovering Communities, Discovering Collections 2025, our conference with The National Archives and Jisc, closes soon! Submit your proposal by 14 October to present your work with peers from the GLAM and academic sectors: bit.ly/BL-DCDC-CfP2025

The first batch of Asian and African digitised manuscripts has been restored. Details of which, and links to the digtal versions are given in our new blog blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-afri…

Our Medieval Women exhibition book is available for pre-order! We know one group pleased with their advance copies... blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words opens today. Join us to discover the rich and complex lives of women in the Middle Ages, both famous and forgotten, as you uncover their artistry, resourcefulness, courage and struggles. Meet the women: bit.ly/BLMedievalWomen Members go free

Ever wondered what life was like for a medieval anchoress? From dietary restrictions to advice on health, hygiene and the pets you could own, today's blogpost looks at the rules set out in a 13th-century guide for anchoresses. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

We're delighted to say that four more of our digitised manuscripts have now returned! Lindisfarne Gospels (Cotton MS Nero D IV) Codex Sinaiticus (Add MS 43725) Moutier Grandval Bible (Add MS 10546) Chronicle of the Isle of Man (Cotton MS Julius A VII) bl.uk/research/digit…

The next NACIRA conference will be held at the British Library on the 6th of December. 'Heavens Above and Knowledge Below: Resources for Asian Earth and Planetary Science', with speakers from Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), Natural History Museum, Royal Astronomical Society and Royal Museums Greenwich. Tickets: tinyurl.com/32ammk6d

Welcome to the British Library’s new Digital Curator OCR/HTR! blogs.bl.uk/digital-schola… #digitisation #OCR #HTR

There's been such a lot of buzz around the British Library's wonderful new exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, which runs until 2 March. Have you been already, or are you planning on going? Make sure to book your ticket here: tinyurl.com/yck27773

Very proud to share the resources I've developed as a #SloaneLab🔬research fellow UCL for my project "In the Margins of Early Modern Science: Pioneering Women in Sloane’s ‘Paper Museum’" 📜🌿 at ReconstructingSloane.org/women

Examining items British Museum Natural History Museum & the British Library, I showcase how the Sloane Lab Knowledge Base can serve as a dynamic resource for critical inquiry...

📖 A Guide to Finding Women in the SLKB serves as a practical starting point for researchers and outlines the methods I used to trace women’s contributions. reconstructingsloane.org/women/download

🖥️ Lastly, the online exhibition brings research case studies to life through a variety of interactive exhibits—spotlighting the contributions of various women, including Elizabeth Blackwell, Maria Sibylla Merian, Mary Somerset, Anna and Susannah Lister, Ellen and Margery Power,

Calling mid-career library and archive professionals 📣 Looking to advance your career and connect with international peers? Join our International Library Leaders Programme for behind-the-scenes access and valuable insights. Apply by 6 February 2025: bit.ly/BL-Internation…

The Lay Buddhist 🙏 In Buddhism, copying scriptures is a way of accumulating spiritual merit. At Dunhuang, we find an old man who copied out the Diamond Sutra. His copying was an intimate process, involving mixing his own blood in with ink.​ bit.ly/3Z0cWe4

World Endangered Writing Day, is this Thursday, January 23rd. A full day of discussions and events, with a special focus on people who are working to sustain or revive their traditional scripts through calligraphy. Registration at endangeredwriting.world/events is free, and

IOR/F/4/1767: A Curious Case in Conservation for Digitisation by Camille Dekeyser - Collection Care blog blogs.bl.uk/collectioncare… BL Qatar Partnership #conservation

Nearly 100 years after composer Sir Edward Elgar removed original drafts of his Introduction and Allegro from his sketchbook, these are reunited with sketchbook no. 5 at the British Library through a new acquisition. bit.ly/BLElgarSketches

Discover a rich programme of cultural events to soothe the senses. From powerful performance to poetry and tracing the roots of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, meeting writers and learning to write crime, don’t miss these and more unforgettable experiences at the Library.