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Mr Monkey visits the John Rylands Library, 18th April


"That's a scary beast"

Mr Monkey examining carvings on one of the doors to the Rylands Gallery Mr Monkey in front of one of the doors to the Rylands Gallery

Mr Monkey scurried along to the Deansgate end of the cloister, where he found the Rylands Gallery. This was originally a conference room, but now it's a gallery highlighting the Library's collections. Mr Monkey examined the ornate carvings around the doors, then went in to study the fascinating exhibits within. These include a scrap of papyrus which is probably the earliest surviving fragment of a Christian Bible. The gallery has subdued lighting to preserve the exhibits and photography is prohibited


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