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ALT A group of people stand in the entrance hall and foyer spaces of the British Library, watching a speaker on a stage.
ALT Our conservator, Roger, stands at a desk wearing an apron, rolling out a piece of green paper. Other bottles and cans rest on the desk next to him.
ALT A close up of Roger's hand, using a ruler to line up a piece of paper.
ALT A large bound book lays tattered on a desk, its front cover split from the spine.
ALT A photograph of some of the Brontë books and manuscripts from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library on display in the exhibition.
ALT Harley MS 790: 17th century manuscript account of the Mughal Emperors
ALT Recipe for the gout, plus a pen and ink sketch of a stag, in Harley MS 1045, folio 199v
ALT Pen and ink sketch of an animal like a cross between a dromedary and a gryphon, with a sketch of a man in smock and hat alongside. From Harley MS 1100, folio 133
ALT Macarty family arms, painting of a stag, with Latin motto 'forti et fideli nihil difficile', from Harley MS 4039, folio 11
ALT Photograph of a ceremonial silver trowel presented to Mrs Quilliam, the mother of Abdullah Quilliam Add MS 89684/4/6
ALT Colourful drawing of a knight on horseback in an entry dated 1602 in the friendship album of Dr John Hasfurt, Harley MS 933, f. 24
ALT Pen and ink drawing of a boar, and draft accounts in Harley MS 1045, folio 104v.
ALT A selection of books and letters on black background, including a stack of three brown volumes, an open book on a stand, and a tiny open book with a blue cover.
ALT Alice Thornton's handwritten account of an incident involving a chick pecking her eye.
ALT Image of a chicken pecking the ground, from a music score, 1650. 59.e.19.