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A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke. Thomas Morley

February 11, 2019by lampallib Leave a comment

A plaine and easie introduction to practicall musicke : set downe in forme of a dialogue: diuided into three parts. The first teacheth to sing, with all things necessarie for […]

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Archives, Collections, Printed Books

MORE WORKS ON DUELLING

January 7, 2019by lampallib Leave a comment

One of the more curious books held in the Lambeth Palace Library collection is entitled ‘The only approved guide through all the stages of a quarrel: containing the royal code […]

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Collections, Printed Books

John Selden on duelling

November 19, 2018by lampallib Leave a comment

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 […]

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Item of interest: “Healing by spiritual means” – The Guild of Health

November 15, 2018by lampallib Leave a comment

 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 […]

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Collections, Item of Interest, Printed Books

April update from the Library and Record Centre

April 23, 2018by lampallib Leave a comment

Lambeth Palace Library and the Church of England Record Centre regularly embark on new projects and acquire and catalogue new material, from rare books and manuscripts to modern publications.  Every […]

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Announcements, Archives, Catalogues, CERC, Collections, Events, Exhibitions, Friends of Lambeth Palace Library, Printed Books

February update from the Library and Record Centre

February 9, 2018by lampallib Leave a comment

Lambeth Palace Library and the Church of England Record Centre regularly embark on new projects and acquire and catalogue new material, from rare books and manuscripts to modern publications.  Every […]

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Announcements, Archives, CERC, Collections, Events, Exhibitions, Printed Books

Christmas update from the Library and Record Centre

December 22, 2017by lampallib Leave a comment

Lambeth Palace Library and the Church of England Record Centre regularly embark on new projects and acquire and catalogue new material, from rare books and manuscripts to modern publications.  Every […]

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Archives, Catalogues, CERC, Collections, Events, Friends of Lambeth Palace Library, Printed Books
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Remembering Reformation before the Reformation

November 1, 2017by lampallib Leave a comment

Today we are excited to present a guest post from Dr Ceri Law, AHRC Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Remembering the Reformation project based at the Universities of Cambridge and York. […]

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Collections, Exhibitions, Printed Books

Reformation special – Library and Record Centre update

September 15, 2017by lampallib 2 Comments

This October marks 500 years since Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg – an event that would become known as the […]

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Announcements, Archives, Catalogues, Collections, Events, Exhibitions, Library Records, Printed Books

Item of Interest: “Blazing in gold and silver” – Samuel Meyrick’s A critical enquiry into ancient armour (1830)

August 14, 2017by lampallib 2 Comments

This month’s Item of Interest post comes from Ken Gibb (Rare Books Librarian), who is delving into the work of Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick . A critical enquiry into ancient […]

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Today's #TinyTuesday: 'A summarie of the chronicles of England... continued unto this present yere of Christ, 1598' by historian and antiquarian John Stow. [[ZZ]1598.28] #rarebooks #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections #bookbinding #parchment
We don't mean to point the finger, but this #manicule looks a little strange to us! It is one of many that a #reader has left in the #margins of our copy of ‘Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi’, a #Latin translation of a 10th century work by the #astrologer Al-Quabisi. This edition was produced in #Venice in 1485 by the early German #printer Erhard Ratdolt and clearly found an enthusiastic owner. #maniculemonday #manicules #printing #marginalia #provenance #rarebooks #specialcollections #incunabula #earlyprintedbooks #astronomy
Today we commemorate Valentinus, Martyr at Rome, who died #OnThisDay in 269 AD. The saint's feast day became associated with courtly love during the high medieval period, and #ValentinesDay⁠ ⁠is now celebrated in many regions around the world. This #woodcut of Valentinus from the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493 [[ZZ]1493.1] #valentines #valentine #valentinesday2019 #woodcuts #incunabula #rarebooks #saint #librariesofinstagram #nurembergchronicle #otd
For #woodcutwednesday, two ornamental head-pieces from ‘Histoire générale de la Chine’, a late 18th century history of China based largely on the writings of the Confucian scholar, Xi Zhu (1130-1200). The book was printed in Paris as a monumental 13-volume set complete with hand-coloured maps of the country and decorated with these charmingly bucolic little scenes [B75.4/M87] #China #chinesehistory #countryside #rurallife #woodcut #woodcuts #history #rarebooks #printing #librariesofinstagram #specialcollections
This colourful wyvern comes from a #manuscript #Psalter produced in the mid-13th century for the use of #York [Sion L40.2/L2] #monstermonday #manuscriptmonday #manuscript #wyvern #dragon #monster #illuminated #illuminatedmanuscripts #illuminatedmanuscript #medievalmanuscript #manuscripts #archivesofinstagram #librariesofinstagram
Mary Queen of Scots was executed #OnThisDay in 1587. In 2008 Lambeth Palace Library purchased the only surviving contemporary copy of the royal warrant ordering her death. Robert Beale, Clerk to the Privy Council, was responsible for bearing the warrant to the commissioners who were instructed to “repair to our Castell of Fotheringhaye where the said queene of Scottes is in custodie and cause by your commaundement execution to be don uppon her person”. This copy, signed by Mary’s cousin Elizabeth I, was delivered by him to Henry Grey, 6th Earl of Kent, one of the two commissioners tasked with organising the #execution. It was accompanied by a covering letter which is also now part of the Lambeth collections. [MS 4769] #MaryQueenofScots #marystuart #QueenElizabeth #history #royalty #queen #elizabethi #Scotland #otd #archivesofinstagram #deathwarrant #queenofscotland #manuscript

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