This week's treasure is Lysons' enormous folio work about the Roman antiquities in Woodchester, Gloucestershire, published in 1797. It includes numerous exquisite hand-coloured aquatints like the one above, and is well worth a look.
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
