This exquisite nineteenth-century ukiyo-e woodblock print by the Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige is the star of this week's 101 Treasures feature. For a closer look and more information, click here to visit the website.
Chetham's Library was founded in 1653 and is the oldest surviving public library in Britain. It is housed in a medieval sandstone building in the city centre of Manchester which dates from 1421. To find out more about the Library and its history, click here.
This is the Chetham's Library blog, where we showcase new acquisitions, post news and events, and introduce some of the treasures of the collection.
go to the chetham's library main website
Click on the image above to search the catalogue, find out more about the history of the library and the medieval buildings, and get an overview of the library's collections
