Special Collections & Archives At Queen'S University Belfast

Calling all history students History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at QUB Queen's University Belfast @qubpublichist! Learn about finding and evaluating primary sources at Queen's. Booking available in the blog post.
https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/…/primary-sourc es-an-introduction-…/

Preparations are under way for today's class visit from the Women's Writing module. Selections from our #EarlyPrintedBooks and #ThomasPercy collections will be on display.
Learn more about the Percy library: http://go.qub.ac.uk/m8fbc
... #WomensLiterature #rarebooks
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This week we hosted 5 class visits with selections from the #RobertHart photograph collection, our early printed books, and medieval #manuscripts.
These materials are available for anyone to consult.
Always feel free to get in touch!
... You can reach us on: specialcollections@qub.ac.uk
Learn more about visiting: http://go.qub.ac.uk/Xkfbc
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Tributes paid to the great Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc, who has died aged 94. https://www.irishtimes.com/…/president- pays-tribute-to-poet…

Remembering Bunting Festival, 8-10th February, find out about the various free events that will celebrate the contribution of Edward Bunting to Irish traditional music, particularly harp music. All welcome! #RememberingBunting2019 #harpmusic #Gaelicharp #Irishmusic Dún Uladh Cultural Heritage Centrettps://blogs.qub.ac.uk/specialcolle ctions/remembering-bunting-festival/

Today we welcomed students from the Digital Textualities class. A wide range of materials were on display including the Key of Solomon Grimoire, our Ulysses first edition, and the Palm Leaf manuscript.
#manuscripts #rarebooks

#otd in 532, the #Nika revolt against #Justinian came to an end in Constantinople.
Also known for legal reform, Justinian’s Institutes, a codification of Roman Law, remains one of the most significant legal texts ever recorded.
Come and check out our 1574 version!... http://go.qub.ac.uk/ttfbc
#rarebooks
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And here it is, a fascinating insight into our previously un-investigated Persian Manuscripts! Beautiful, ancient, illustrated #manuscripts in Persian, Arabic and Urdu. Texts also on display in the McClay Library, Floor 1.

Call up to Floor 1 of the McClay Library & have a look at our 'Persian Treasures' display. Lots of cool Persian manuscripts!
A 'Persian Treasures' blog post is coming soon too. So keep an eye on the QUB Special Collections Blog - http://ow.ly/lQ8a30nlday
:)
... #persian #library #manuscripts #blog
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From the #EdwardBunting #manuscripts, MS 4/30, which is a Manuscript Book of Irish Airs, has been re-digitised!
Peruse this improved resource on Digitial Special Collections and Archives: http://go.qub.ac.uk/b6fbc
... #MS4 #harp #IrishFolkMusic
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We're delighted to participate in the Remembering Bunting Festival 2019 with an exhibition and talk on our unique Bunting manuscripts on Friday 8th February.
Contact us at specialcollections@qub.ac.uk if you would like to attend.
Dún Uladh Cultural Heritage Centre Historical Harp Society of Ireland Ulster Comhaltas QUB Music Irish Studies at Queen's University Belfast - QUB

A number of items from the #EdwardBunting #manuscripts have been digitised. These include manuscript books of Irish Airs, letters, and the manuscript journal of Patrick Lynch.
Browse these resources via Digital Special Collections and Archives: http://go.qub.ac.uk/Xvfbc
... #MS4
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See below for details of how we'll be participating in the Remembering Bunting Festival 2019. If you'd like to see the famous #EdwardBunting #manuscripts up close with an introduction then email specialcollections@qub.ac.uk . Come and see! 8th of Feb, 3.15pm, places are limited. #HarpMusic #IrishMusic

We'll be participating in the Remembering Edward Bunting Harp Festival this year. An exhibition and talk on our unique #EdwardBunting manuscripts. Contact specialcollections@qub.ac.uk for details

#ForrestReid died #otd in 1947. He was admired by writers including E.M. Forster, who dubbed him the “most important man in Belfast”.
Pictured below are Christmas cards from the Reid collection, currently on display in the McClay. Learn more about the acclaimed novelist: http://go.qub.ac.uk/R3fbc

Came across this while browsing the #RobertHart photograph collections.
It's a photo of Queen's College Belfast from 1903. As you can see from the second image, not much has changed!
Learn more about this collection:... http://go.qub.ac.uk/sirroberthart
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An easy way to browse our collections is to use RASCAL (Research and Special Collections Available Locally).
Descriptions and images of many of our collections are available on this platform. Discover more: http://ow.ly/fVvd30n2SlW
... #specialcollections #rascal
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Edward Bunting died #otd in 1843.
Special Collections holds the #EdwardBunting collection, a major collection of Irish musical manuscripts, notebooks, reviews, and correspondence.
A selection is available on Digital Special Collections:... http://digital-library.qub.ac.uk/dig…/c ollection/p15979coll9
#music #MS4
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