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Phagotum   A musical instrument invented by Afranio Ambrogio in the 16th century, akin to […]

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O’Connor   Scribed by Dermod O’Connor, a Limerick native, and dated July 1714, Bolton Library […]

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Not Worth…   In our blog, we have been exploring how care and a good […]

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Manicules   A finding aid, usually in the form of a pointing hand, manicules are […]

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Loneliness   ‘Would God I were in Dungiven with al my books & cloase’ is […]

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Bathing King   Early manuscripts (and manuscript waste) offer rare splashes of colour in an […]

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James I   King James VI and I of England authored the slim but influential […]

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Isaac Basire   The chaplain to Charles I travelled widely during the turbulent years of […]

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Herringbone Sewing   Herringbone sewing is rare in the Bolton Library and, so far, only […]

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Glove and flower watermark   In western papermaking, watermarks are makers’ designs incorporated into the […]

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Fingertabs   A finding aid, a fingertab is a piece of material glued to or […]

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Elixirated spirit of scurvy-grass   Medical advertising at its most persuasive can be seen in […]