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Newcastle welcomes The Lindisfarne Gospels as world treasure goes on show at Laing Art Gallery

It's here - we preview The Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition ahead of its weekend opening which includes an immersive experience inviting visitors to spend time in contemplation at an emotional moment in history

Chronicle Live · Sep 15, 2022

How Jane Austen’s early Chinese translators were stumped by the oddities of 19th-century British cuisine

Jane Austen’s works are globally renowned, but they were unknown in China until 1935 when two different translations of Pride and Prejudice were published. Today, her novels are increasingly popular and have been translated into Chinese many times – notably there have been 60 different retranslations of Pride and Prejudice.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

The Lindisfarne Gospels review – was Eadfrith the monk Britain’s first great artist?

This mind-bending illuminated manuscript was created in AD700 by Eadfrith, a monk who was as entranced by pattern and abstraction as Jackson Pollock

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

Manuscripts and art support archaeological evidence that syphilis was in Europe long before explorers could have brought it home from the Americas

That the arrival of Europeans in the New World in 1492 led to a massive shift in the ecological landscape has been widely accepted for the past 50 years. Suddenly a trans-Atlantic exchange – maize for wheat, tomatoes for apples, tobacco for horses – meant that plants and animals were…

The Conversation · Jul 13, 2022

Graphic novel wins Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal for first time 50 years

The Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Awards are the UK’s longest-running book awards for children and young people.

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Irn Bru secret recipe 'demand' from British Library saved after 'hawners' arrive

A hilarious - and bizarre - tête-à-tête has played itself out over Twitter between our beloved soft drink and the national library of the United Kingdom that needs to be seen to be believed.

Glasgow Live · Jun 10, 2022

BCfm to be included in British Library collection

An estimated 92 percent of UK radio is not being preserved.

Bristol Post · Jun 9, 2022

Business support scheme at Liverpool Central Library sees record year and supports hundreds of entrepreneurs

BIPC Liverpool City Region enjoys record year

Birmingham Post · May 30, 2022

Gold at the British Library review: a glittering show that is literally illuminating

This fascinating and dazzling exhibition of texts embellished with gold shows how the precious metal speaks the same language across continents

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

Commentary on Newcastle's 1951 FA Cup victory to help dementia patients

Sound clips from Fenwick's window, the Great North Run and Newcastle's Civic Centre are also being used in the project

Chronicle Live · May 18, 2022