The John Rylands Library Manchester A Brief Record of Twenty-One Years' Work (1900 January 1921), Illustrated With Forty-Three Views and Facsimiles (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The John Rylands Library Manchester: A Brief Record of Twenty-One Years' Work (1900 January 1921), Illustrated With Forty-Three Views and Facsimiles No one regretted the circumstances more keenly than did Mrs. Rylands and the writer, but it was obviously impossible to give access to the building during the time that preparations were in progress for the opening ceremony, which was to take place in the month following, namely on die 6th of October. Many members attending the Conference did return, however, a month later, as the guests of Mrs. Rylands, to assist at the formal inauguration ceremony, which was at once simple, dignified, and impressive, and one that was likely to live in the minds of all who were privileged to be present. It follows, nevertheless, that the Association as a body has not hitherto paid an official visit to the library, and it is with the greatest possible pleasure, therefore, that the Chairman of the Council and the Governors, with the Librarian, extend to them a most cordial welcome. With the object of conveying to our guests some idea of the character of the collections which have made this library famous in the world of letters, and which at the same time have helped to make Manchester a centre of attraction for scholars from alt parts of the world, we have arranged in the main reading-room an exhibition of some of the library's most famous possessions, both manuscript and printed. We have also included in this brochure, a number of views of the building, and facsimiles of some of the outstanding manuscripts and printed books which are included in the exhibition, to which we have added a few descriptive paragraphs, in the hope that it may serve as a memento of the visit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.