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"The manuscript of Alice's Adventures Underground was first made by Lewis Carroll as a gift. The draft is so beautiful and enriched throughout with amazing sketches that bring the fantastic characters and events to life!" We asked our curators to choose which items they’d love to see animated and we think Alexander, Curator of Modern Archives and Manuscripts, has really come up trumps with this suggestion. You can see a treasured early manuscript version of one of the most famous and enduring ch
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Discover the captivating stories behind A Silk Road Oasis, where the ancient town of Dunhuang comes vividly to life through a rich tapestry of real historical characters, including Buddhist nuns. We spoke to Venerable Jue Qian to hear about how the objects in the exhibition, once part of the lives of these nuns, resonate with their spiritual traditions today, and see how these individuals continue to inspire us centuries later. | British Library
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'I love my work. I love working with my hands. When I see damage to a book, it's like the book needs a doctor – and I'm that doctor.' Bringing books back to life – that's the magic that Roger works as one of our incredibly talented conservators 📚 Learn more about conservation at the Library: https://bit.ly/3JL7MKG | British Library
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