This has been out a while now, but very happy to have written a short blog post for @lampallib.bsky.social as part of my recent placement. I delve into the interesting workings of Henry Wharton and what his choice of medieval transcription may tell us about his own lifetime...

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✨Introducing the world premiere recording of seven choral works from the Arundel Choirbook, one of the most significant collections of English polyphony from the early 16th century.

The full album will be available 28th November but you can listen to a single now on Spotify ✨

Betty is found in the historical record in 1828 because she wanted to get married whilst she was also enslaved. She and her betrothed, William Harris, lived in Montserrat, he was a free Black man but Betty was enslaved on Farrels plantation.

18th October is the feast of St Luke the Evangelist who is depicted in The MacDurnan Gospels.

MS 1370; The MacDurnan Gospels; 9th century; Ireland (Armagh); f.115v @lampallib.bsky.social

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

For #FolkloreThursday here's the legendary King Arthur defeating an armoured giant depicted in the 15th century Chronicle of St Albans.

[LPL MS6, f56v]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #KingArthur #Manuscript

Today the Church of England remembers Jerome (d. 420), translator of the Scriptures, and teacher of the Faith. Here we see Jerome at his writing desk in a detail from a late 13th century Bible.

[MS89 f.1r]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #Manuscript

Delighted to see Cynthia Johnston featuring in this wonderful piece from the Lancashire Telegraph about the exhibition she has co-curated at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery!

www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/2548328...

Kicking off day 2 of #BuiltWithBooks with Ted Simonds and Sion College’s benefactions. Looking forward to seeing how Ted’s PhD research on Jesuit archives will develop @ies-sas.bsky.social

⏳ The countdown is on—just 7 days to go!
Our next exhibition, Sing Joyfully, opens to the public in just a matter of days 🎉

Sing Joyfully celebrates the 500th birthday of the ‘Arundel’ or ‘Lambeth’ Choirbook, alongside other interesting and unusual musical holdings from the collection 🎶

Wrote a little blog about some fascinating printed conclave documents I came across in the @natlibscot.bsky.social! 🗝️

Many thanks to the cataloguers of their Special Collections for documenting these objects so diligently!

Next Tuesday, Julia King will talk about Syon Abbey and the Book Trade at the Book Collecting Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social do not miss it! 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/events/syon-...

Alleluia, Christ is risen!
This initial from the 15th-century Chichele Breviary shows Christ rising from his tomb with the guards asleep around him. He appears triumphant, yet he still bears the wounds from his crucifixion. [MS 69 f. 118v]
#Easter #Manuscripts #Resurrection

In preparation for my talk at @lampallib.bsky.social on Tuesday, I've been figuring out how this 15th-century Easter calculator worked, & I think I've finally cracked it!

Still time to register (in person or online) ⤵️
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/seb-fa...

Today is Good Friday, the most solemn day in the Christian calendar, when the Church around the world marks the crucifixion of Jesus. This woodcut is found within a 1543 pontifical, and may have been used as an aid to prayer. [H2030 1543] #GoodFriday #Easter

Today is Maundy Thursday, when we remember the Last Supper, followed by Jesus’ betrayal and arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. Shown here is the title page of Edward Kellett's 'The Threefold Supper of Christ in the Night that he was Betrayed' (London, 1641). [Sion A56.3 K28] #MaundyThursday

Happy International Women’s Day! For #IWD, why not pay a visit to the digital version of last summer’s ‘Her Booke’: Early Modern Women and their Books, celebrating the role of women in England’s devotional, intellectual & bibliographical cultures. www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/exhibitions/...