A Hidden Treasure in Leeds University Library Special Collections

Postgraduate student sheds light on a manuscript in the Ripon Cathedral collection.

Janie Wright, studying for the MA in Medieval Studies in 2023-24, was the Institute for Medieval Studies Community Intern while undertaking her studies, writing some of the interesting medieval-related items on our website in this period. Now the spotlight is turned on Janie herself as her own work on a little-known manuscript in the University of Leeds Special Collections is featured in a post on the Leeds University Library blog.

Every library and archive around the world contains a hidden treasure waiting to be discovered.

Read the full post on the Leeds University Library blog.

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Image credit

Folios 47v and 48r of Ripon Cathedral Library MS 5 showing a text insertion in the bottom right-hand corner. Image credit Leeds University Library.