ALT Engraved illustration showing a man hunched over a writing desk taking notes from an open book. There is a wall length book shelf behind him and smaller shelf on a wall bracket next to which there is a window where a man can be seen pointing at a building on fire. Image from Comenius, J.A. (1672) "Orbis sensualium pictus". London : printed by T. R. for S. Mearne, 1672. - BL: 1607/2351

ALT A woman consults a large format newspaper on a stand in a Reading Room at the British Library.

ALT Digitised page from the Sherborne Missal.

ALT Two people sit at the public desks in the British Library, one working on their laptop, the other writing on a notepad.

ALT A pink graphic with yellow text reading: 'Recovery update: September'. White text underneath reads: 'Renew your Reader Pass to request items remotely'. Transparent mechanical cogs are in the bottom right of the image.

ALT A Reader collects some books from the desk in a Reading Room at the British Library.

ALT A teal graphic with text in a yellow font reading 'Recovery update: September'. White font underneath reads 'Access 1,000 digitised manuscripts'. Transparent cog symbols are in the bottom right of the image.

ALT A woman looks up at a large format digital screen, which displays a digitised scan of a medieval manuscript.

ALT Manuscript folio illustrated with a large 3-mast sailing ship and a smaller boat at the top of the page.

ALT A Reader collects some books from the desk in a Reading Room at the British Library.

ALT A view of a medieval book open on display with figures in an exhibition space in the background.