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An opening from a medieval manuscripts, showing a full-page illustration of the Flight of Mary and Joseph into Egypt, with foliated borders in colours and gold.

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The Nature of Gothic

25 September 2025

A new exhibition at the Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery explores the origin and significance of decorative flowers in the margins of medieval prayer books.

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Green Libraries Week 2025

23 September 2025

We’ll be taking part in Green Libraries Week by hosting a full programme of events and activities here at the Library.

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Knowledge is Human: The Information Ecosystem in the age of AI

22 September 2025

A summit to mark the role of human-created, open knowledge in the age of AI and our collective responsibility to safeguard knowledge integrity and sustainability.

Mary Fazel's letter to the India Office, 1926 - IOR/L/E/9/953 f.120

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The 1925 Special Restrictions (Coloured Alien Seamen) Order

9 September 2025

This year (2025) marks the centenary of the passing of an Order requiring maritime workers of colour to register with the police.

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