The Special Collections Reading Room is where you can consult Manuscripts, Rare Books and Music. Rare books include pre-1851 printed books and all printed books in special collections.
You can find further information about accessing this reading room on our page about accessibility and facilities.
Most manuscript maps are available in the Maps Reading Room in our Causewayside Building.
In this section
- Facilities
- Consulting the collections
- Care of the collections
- Self-service photography
- Pre-orders and reserves
- Reprographic orders
- Enquiries