Henry and the Tides of Time
The latest blog post comes from Arendse Lund, a doctoral candidate at UCL, who will spend 6 months at Lambeth Palace Library cataloguing the legal manuscripts as part of a […]
Author Archives: lampallib
John Selden on duelling
There have been many books written over the years regarding the art of duelling and fencing, from the Walpurgis manuscript circa 1300, now held at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, through […]
Item of interest: “Healing by spiritual means” – The Guild of Health
This month’s item of interest by David Thomas (Library Assistant), looks at the early history of the Guild of Health. Today, we are used to hearing about the importance of […]
THE END OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
“It is almost impossible to believe that when a fortnight ago I was dictating here, we were not only vehemently at war, but almost everybody believed that we should be […]
Sion Collection: Anthony L’Abbé’s Dance for the Princess Royal
Of all the collections held at Lambeth Palace Library the Sion College Library collection has to be the most diverse, ranging as it does from art to science to theology […]
A Helping Hand
Mary Clayton-Kastenholz has been working as a conservation assistant at Lambeth Palace Library for the past month. Prior to this she volunteered with the printed books team assisting with cataloguing […]
Coming to a Close
The latest blog post comes from Alexandra Wade (Preservation Project Assistant), who tells us about the conservation work that has been carried out on Lambeth Palace Library’s manuscript collection over […]
Collections on church architecture: fonts
One of the many joys of working with archives is the surprising nature of the work: even the most unexpected collections can pose fascinating questions, in this instance a collection […]
LAMBETH PALACE CHAPEL
The chapel at Lambeth Palace is one of the oldest extant parts of the site, dating back to the early thirteenth century. In the intervening years, it has been subject […]
Item of Interest: Hidden Treasures
The latest Item of Interest post comes from Alexandra Wade (Preservation Project Assistant), who tells us about the treasures that have been uncovered during conservation work being carried out on […]
