Lambeth Palace Library
@lampallib.bsky.social
Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the national library and archive of the Church of England.
https://linktr.ee/lambethpalacelibrary
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At Lambeth Palace Library we are celebrating National Corduroy Day in style!
Why today? It’s the date that most closely resembles the corded pattern, 11/11.
#CorduroyDay #LambethPalaceLibrary
Why today? It’s the date that most closely resembles the corded pattern, 11/11.
#CorduroyDay #LambethPalaceLibrary
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
At Lambeth Palace Library we are celebrating National Corduroy Day in style!
Why today? It’s the date that most closely resembles the corded pattern, 11/11.
#CorduroyDay #LambethPalaceLibrary
Why today? It’s the date that most closely resembles the corded pattern, 11/11.
#CorduroyDay #LambethPalaceLibrary
This is a list of relatives & friends of members of Archbishop Davidson's household who were serving, had been wounded, were missing, or had fallen during the First World War.
It includes William Munday, a footman at Lambeth Palace, killed in 1917.
It includes William Munday, a footman at Lambeth Palace, killed in 1917.
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is a list of relatives & friends of members of Archbishop Davidson's household who were serving, had been wounded, were missing, or had fallen during the First World War.
It includes William Munday, a footman at Lambeth Palace, killed in 1917.
It includes William Munday, a footman at Lambeth Palace, killed in 1917.
📢 Invitation to tender: we are inviting tenders for a consultancy to advise on the replacement of our current collections management system for archives and manuscripts.
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📢 Invitation to tender: we are inviting tenders for a consultancy to advise on the replacement of our current collections management system for archives and manuscripts.
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
Deadline for applications:
Closing date: 23:00, Thursday 27th November 2025
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/about-lambet...
The noted astronomer Tycho Brahe died #OnThisDay in 1601.
Here is a biography of Brahe by another astronomer and philosopher, Pierre Gassendi, who also died #OnThisDay in 1655.
[VB41 1.01]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #History #Manuscript #Brahe
Here is a biography of Brahe by another astronomer and philosopher, Pierre Gassendi, who also died #OnThisDay in 1655.
[VB41 1.01]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #History #Manuscript #Brahe
October 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The noted astronomer Tycho Brahe died #OnThisDay in 1601.
Here is a biography of Brahe by another astronomer and philosopher, Pierre Gassendi, who also died #OnThisDay in 1655.
[VB41 1.01]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #History #Manuscript #Brahe
Here is a biography of Brahe by another astronomer and philosopher, Pierre Gassendi, who also died #OnThisDay in 1655.
[VB41 1.01]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #History #Manuscript #Brahe
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.
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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.
Call for papers for @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social's upcoming Winter meeting!
October 21, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Call for papers for @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social's upcoming Winter meeting!
Further information on our upcoming Careers Open Day on Thursday 30 October!
Book your space here 👇
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambet...
Book your space here 👇
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambet...
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Further information on our upcoming Careers Open Day on Thursday 30 October!
Book your space here 👇
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambet...
Book your space here 👇
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambet...
This flyleaf comes with real flies!
This early 18th century book has four flies preserved between the paste-down and the flyleaf.
We wonder how they got there!
[Sion A61.4/Ex1]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Flyleaf #SionCollege
This early 18th century book has four flies preserved between the paste-down and the flyleaf.
We wonder how they got there!
[Sion A61.4/Ex1]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Flyleaf #SionCollege
October 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This flyleaf comes with real flies!
This early 18th century book has four flies preserved between the paste-down and the flyleaf.
We wonder how they got there!
[Sion A61.4/Ex1]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Flyleaf #SionCollege
This early 18th century book has four flies preserved between the paste-down and the flyleaf.
We wonder how they got there!
[Sion A61.4/Ex1]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Flyleaf #SionCollege
Join us for an open day with the chance to connect with and reflect on the Church of England's Black History at the Archives.
October 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Join us for an open day with the chance to connect with and reflect on the Church of England's Black History at the Archives.
This woodcut image of a man wrestling open the jaws of a lion is attributed to the engraver Anton Woensam.
It was printed in a 1555 commentary on the Gospels by Friedrich Nausea, the Bishop of Vienna.
(A66.0/N22)
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Manuscripts
It was printed in a 1555 commentary on the Gospels by Friedrich Nausea, the Bishop of Vienna.
(A66.0/N22)
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Manuscripts
October 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This woodcut image of a man wrestling open the jaws of a lion is attributed to the engraver Anton Woensam.
It was printed in a 1555 commentary on the Gospels by Friedrich Nausea, the Bishop of Vienna.
(A66.0/N22)
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Manuscripts
It was printed in a 1555 commentary on the Gospels by Friedrich Nausea, the Bishop of Vienna.
(A66.0/N22)
#LambethPalaceLibrary #RareBooks #Manuscripts
In our most recent blog, Annabelle Gilmore, Project Co-ordinator, reflects on the complexities of exploring Black History within the archives of the Church of England.
October 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In our most recent blog, Annabelle Gilmore, Project Co-ordinator, reflects on the complexities of exploring Black History within the archives of the Church of England.
This handbill makes a curiosity out of a young Black girl with the condition that today we call albinism, making her skin white and her hair blonde. We can be fairly confident that this handbill is referring to Amelia Newsham.
October 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This handbill makes a curiosity out of a young Black girl with the condition that today we call albinism, making her skin white and her hair blonde. We can be fairly confident that this handbill is referring to Amelia Newsham.
🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions.
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
📅What's on📅
👤Chat with staff!
📚Book a Library tour!
🕰Enjoy our collections!
🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector!
🎶Explore our current exhibition
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
[LPL MS6, f56v]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #KingArthur #Manuscript
October 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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
[LPL MS6, f56v]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #KingArthur #Manuscript
Happy October! This woodcut of a cat with a mouse is the printer's device of the Venetian printer Melchior Sessa, and was used by his heirs in this 1598 book of sermons.
(Sion A66.0/OS5)
#RareBooks #SionCollege #Cats #Manuscripts
(Sion A66.0/OS5)
#RareBooks #SionCollege #Cats #Manuscripts
October 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Happy October! This woodcut of a cat with a mouse is the printer's device of the Venetian printer Melchior Sessa, and was used by his heirs in this 1598 book of sermons.
(Sion A66.0/OS5)
#RareBooks #SionCollege #Cats #Manuscripts
(Sion A66.0/OS5)
#RareBooks #SionCollege #Cats #Manuscripts
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
[MS89 f.1r]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #Manuscript
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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
[MS89 f.1r]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #Manuscript
At the start of September, we were thrilled to showcase our services at the Lambeth Local History Fair in Clapham Library. Our collections contain a treasure-trove of local history sources, including plans of Lambeth pubs owned by the Church Commissioners!
September 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At the start of September, we were thrilled to showcase our services at the Lambeth Local History Fair in Clapham Library. Our collections contain a treasure-trove of local history sources, including plans of Lambeth pubs owned by the Church Commissioners!
📣 New acquisition! 📣
Seal matrix of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury for just one year, 1757-58.
An unusual survival - archbishops’ seals were often recycled into the seal for the next incumbent.
[L-2025-4]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Acquisition
Seal matrix of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury for just one year, 1757-58.
An unusual survival - archbishops’ seals were often recycled into the seal for the next incumbent.
[L-2025-4]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Acquisition
![Seal matrix of Matthew Hutton. Seal in wax and matrix in silver [L-2025-4]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gd3nnahgeqpw66r5ey2576wx/bafkreifbdov73e6xcz4wu7xiz5cpxnbvkxxopun7qruummdsmgsonizife@jpeg)
September 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
📣 New acquisition! 📣
Seal matrix of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury for just one year, 1757-58.
An unusual survival - archbishops’ seals were often recycled into the seal for the next incumbent.
[L-2025-4]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Acquisition
Seal matrix of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury for just one year, 1757-58.
An unusual survival - archbishops’ seals were often recycled into the seal for the next incumbent.
[L-2025-4]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Acquisition
Today is the feast of Gregory the Great,
Bishop of Rome, teacher of the Faith, d. 604. This hand
coloured woodcut depicts the Mass of St. Gregory. It is
from Horae ad usum Rothmagensem (Paris, 1498).
[ZZ1488.5]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #History
Bishop of Rome, teacher of the Faith, d. 604. This hand
coloured woodcut depicts the Mass of St. Gregory. It is
from Horae ad usum Rothmagensem (Paris, 1498).
[ZZ1488.5]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #History
![Woodcut of Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, kneeling. [ZZ1488.5]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gd3nnahgeqpw66r5ey2576wx/bafkreicncschferxhnv66xx2orrbamid4ub2wl7l42edzhqqkzkynfm3gi@jpeg)
September 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Today is the feast of Gregory the Great,
Bishop of Rome, teacher of the Faith, d. 604. This hand
coloured woodcut depicts the Mass of St. Gregory. It is
from Horae ad usum Rothmagensem (Paris, 1498).
[ZZ1488.5]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #History
Bishop of Rome, teacher of the Faith, d. 604. This hand
coloured woodcut depicts the Mass of St. Gregory. It is
from Horae ad usum Rothmagensem (Paris, 1498).
[ZZ1488.5]
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #History
On 16 September, we are hosting a Music and Reformation Symposium in conjunction with our exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'.
Among other themes, we will foster discussion around music fragments recently discovered and identified in library collections. 🎶
Among other themes, we will foster discussion around music fragments recently discovered and identified in library collections. 🎶
![Flyleaf in a 16th century printed book. [**H1936.R6 flyleaf]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gd3nnahgeqpw66r5ey2576wx/bafkreifrldorjkuclaehwvpw4ygtn44ma5zw35zgiappbxp7awnspjvrkq@jpeg)
September 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
On 16 September, we are hosting a Music and Reformation Symposium in conjunction with our exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'.
Among other themes, we will foster discussion around music fragments recently discovered and identified in library collections. 🎶
Among other themes, we will foster discussion around music fragments recently discovered and identified in library collections. 🎶
The Arundel Choirbook in Concert!🎶
Two very exciting concerts are happening in September
in conjunction with our exhibition 'Sing Joyfully:
Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'!
For more information, visit the link in our bio ✨
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Concert #Arundel
Two very exciting concerts are happening in September
in conjunction with our exhibition 'Sing Joyfully:
Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'!
For more information, visit the link in our bio ✨
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Concert #Arundel
August 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The Arundel Choirbook in Concert!🎶
Two very exciting concerts are happening in September
in conjunction with our exhibition 'Sing Joyfully:
Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'!
For more information, visit the link in our bio ✨
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Concert #Arundel
Two very exciting concerts are happening in September
in conjunction with our exhibition 'Sing Joyfully:
Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'!
For more information, visit the link in our bio ✨
#LambethPalaceLibrary #Concert #Arundel
It's international dog day! 🐶
Here is a picture of Cosmo Gordon Lang around the time of his ordination at Portsea in Hampshire with his fellow ordinands and the vicarage dog, James. James is marked as an Aberdeen terrier and looks to be enjoying the company!
[Lang 300i49]
#InternationalDogDay
Here is a picture of Cosmo Gordon Lang around the time of his ordination at Portsea in Hampshire with his fellow ordinands and the vicarage dog, James. James is marked as an Aberdeen terrier and looks to be enjoying the company!
[Lang 300i49]
#InternationalDogDay
August 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
It's international dog day! 🐶
Here is a picture of Cosmo Gordon Lang around the time of his ordination at Portsea in Hampshire with his fellow ordinands and the vicarage dog, James. James is marked as an Aberdeen terrier and looks to be enjoying the company!
[Lang 300i49]
#InternationalDogDay
Here is a picture of Cosmo Gordon Lang around the time of his ordination at Portsea in Hampshire with his fellow ordinands and the vicarage dog, James. James is marked as an Aberdeen terrier and looks to be enjoying the company!
[Lang 300i49]
#InternationalDogDay
Our manuscripts are overflowing with delightful animal antics.
In case a bear playing the bagpipes wasn’t quite enough, this 15th-century Psalter also features an owl and a peacock in the margins.
🦉🦚🐻
Lambeth Palace Library, MS 186, fol. 109r
#GreatAndSmall #MedievalManuscripts @churchofengland.org
In case a bear playing the bagpipes wasn’t quite enough, this 15th-century Psalter also features an owl and a peacock in the margins.
🦉🦚🐻
Lambeth Palace Library, MS 186, fol. 109r
#GreatAndSmall #MedievalManuscripts @churchofengland.org
August 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Our manuscripts are overflowing with delightful animal antics.
In case a bear playing the bagpipes wasn’t quite enough, this 15th-century Psalter also features an owl and a peacock in the margins.
🦉🦚🐻
Lambeth Palace Library, MS 186, fol. 109r
#GreatAndSmall #MedievalManuscripts @churchofengland.org
In case a bear playing the bagpipes wasn’t quite enough, this 15th-century Psalter also features an owl and a peacock in the margins.
🦉🦚🐻
Lambeth Palace Library, MS 186, fol. 109r
#GreatAndSmall #MedievalManuscripts @churchofengland.org
Last week we officially opened our newest exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully', with a fantastic lecture by Dr Joseph Mason on pre-modern music in our collections and an opening reception where visitors were able to view the exhibition!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the opening! 🎶
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the opening! 🎶
August 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Last week we officially opened our newest exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully', with a fantastic lecture by Dr Joseph Mason on pre-modern music in our collections and an opening reception where visitors were able to view the exhibition!
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the opening! 🎶
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the opening! 🎶
Today, we proudly opened our exhibition, Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library, to the public! 🎉
👉 Learn more on our Sing Joyfully homepage: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/sing-joyfully/
#SingJoyfully #LambethPalaceLibrary
👉 Learn more on our Sing Joyfully homepage: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/sing-joyfully/
#SingJoyfully #LambethPalaceLibrary
July 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Today, we proudly opened our exhibition, Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library, to the public! 🎉
👉 Learn more on our Sing Joyfully homepage: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/sing-joyfully/
#SingJoyfully #LambethPalaceLibrary
👉 Learn more on our Sing Joyfully homepage: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/sing-joyfully/
#SingJoyfully #LambethPalaceLibrary