Thomas Plume's Library
@thomasplumes.bsky.social
The Library of Dr Thomas Plume (1630-1704), established 1704 in Maldon, Essex. www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk.
We're looking forward to hosting Dr Sophie Butler for this year's Plume Lecture on Saturday 27th September. Join us if you can!
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We're looking forward to hosting Dr Sophie Butler for this year's Plume Lecture on Saturday 27th September. Join us if you can!
Thank you so much to @thefnl.bsky.social for funding the purchase of these three books as replacements for those missing from Plume's collection!
July 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Thank you so much to @thefnl.bsky.social for funding the purchase of these three books as replacements for those missing from Plume's collection!
On 8 June we put on a special exhibition about "Crime" (inc religious crime, witchcraft, financial crime, high treason, impeachment, etc) for visitors to The Essex Book Festival's series of talks at Maldon Town Hall. Many visitors, inc @thestigabell & Seona Ford, Former Chair, Essex Book Festival.
June 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
On 8 June we put on a special exhibition about "Crime" (inc religious crime, witchcraft, financial crime, high treason, impeachment, etc) for visitors to The Essex Book Festival's series of talks at Maldon Town Hall. Many visitors, inc @thestigabell & Seona Ford, Former Chair, Essex Book Festival.
Today's palaeography challenge: what is the name of the previous owner? James [?]. The book is De Baeza Ponferradiensis, Soc. Jesu Theol. Commentariorum Agoricorum, Lyon 1635.
April 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today's palaeography challenge: what is the name of the previous owner? James [?]. The book is De Baeza Ponferradiensis, Soc. Jesu Theol. Commentariorum Agoricorum, Lyon 1635.
Title page of Hugo Herman's Pia Desideria (Antwerp 1632). All the plates in this book are coloured in. If you would like to study any of Thomas Plume's books, please email us to book an appointment. Contact details and catalogue available on our website www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk.
April 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Title page of Hugo Herman's Pia Desideria (Antwerp 1632). All the plates in this book are coloured in. If you would like to study any of Thomas Plume's books, please email us to book an appointment. Contact details and catalogue available on our website www.thomasplumeslibrary.co.uk.
Views from the top of St Peter's Tower (part of the Plume Building) taken by a colleague at Maldon Town Council who went up there yesterday to check the structure.
March 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Views from the top of St Peter's Tower (part of the Plume Building) taken by a colleague at Maldon Town Council who went up there yesterday to check the structure.
The Friends of Thomas Plume's Library have recently funded the purchase of another of our missing books: Thomas Cranmer's An Answer ... Unto a craftie and sophisticall cauillation, London: Printed by John Daye... 1580.
February 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Friends of Thomas Plume's Library have recently funded the purchase of another of our missing books: Thomas Cranmer's An Answer ... Unto a craftie and sophisticall cauillation, London: Printed by John Daye... 1580.