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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

Elizabeth Raffald (1733–81)

Cookery book writer and publisher of the first Manchester trade directory

6 min readFeb 27, 2023

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Bronze circular plaque with colourful coat of arms at head and details of Elizabeth Raffald printed in white.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827–90)

The fight for female suffrage

5 min readMar 1, 2022

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Head and shoulders photographic portrait of a Victorian woman wearing round glasses and a cameo brooch.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

Flora Mancuniensis

The study of botany in 19th-century Manchester

5 min readOct 20, 2021

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Two adjacent images. On the left a printed title-page. On the right printed entries for various flowers.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

The Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester, 1887

“A National Exhibition of Arts, Science, and Industry”

5 min readJul 5, 2021

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Coloured plan showing buildings and grounds, with key (bottom right-hand corner) to different sections of the exhibition.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

The Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 1857

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”

5 min readMay 25, 2021

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Vast iron and glass structure with central barrel vault and wide hip vault on each side. Crowds, horses and carriages outside

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

What do we mean by Printed Collections?

Printed material at the University of Manchester’s Special Collections comes in many shapes and sizes …

6 min readMay 4, 2021

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Two adjacent images. Left: two columns of black and red type with illuminated initial, headed Prologus. Right: Page of Chinese text with woodcut at head, six people around a table.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

Charles Calvert and the Prince’s Theatre

1864–75

6 min readFeb 22, 2021

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Black and white photo. Man in rich 15th-century dress. Belted tunic decorated with fleur de lys and lions, hat and gauntlets.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

Manchester Racecourse

Kersal Moor, New Barns and Castle Irwell

6 min readJan 12, 2021

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Eight-line newspaper advertisement for two horse races at Kersal Moor, May 1687. Entrants to register at the King’s Arms.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

The Greatest Showmen (and Women)

Travelling Shows in 19th Century Manchester

5 min readJan 11, 2021

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Handbill in a variety of fonts, uppercase, lowercase and bold, giving programme details, admission prices and press opinions.

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Julie Ramwell
in
Special Collections

Man-Made Magic

Travelling Exhibits in 19th Century Manchester

5 min readNov 20, 2020

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1839 Manchester handbill advertising a display of automata, including Androcles and the lion, a group of Greeks and Napoleon.

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Julie Ramwell

Julie Ramwell

Curator (Rare Books) interested in local history, provincial printing and ephemera at UoM.

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