Today marks the launch of the second year of The Community of Saint Anselm, a community of prayer, theological reflection and service, based at Lambeth Palace and established by Archbishop […]
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 […]
Wynkyn de Worde (died c. 1534) was a printer and publisher in London and is best known for his work with William Caxton. Although Caxton was the first printer to […]
Sion College Library was founded in the early 17th century for the clergy of the City of London. The Sion collections, now held by Lambeth Palace Library, have been greatly […]
The pre-1850s printed books of Sion College Library have been part of Lambeth Palace Library’s collection since 1996, following the closure of the college (you can read more about the […]
Everyone has probably seen book pages discoloured by time, pollution and exposure to light. The pages turn yellow and brittle, especially at the edges. If they are ‘dog eared’ with corners […]
Before the arrival of Asian papers in the late 1970s, Western paper was used to repair losses and tears in books. Ideally, the paper would be the same type, age, […]
When the Library of Sion College closed its doors in 1996, the College’s collection of rare and early printed books were transferred to Lambeth Palace Library. As well as forming […]
Recession and inflation in the 1970s hastened Sion’s long standing financial problems. In May 1975 Sion decided to sell books again in order to raise capital. This sale was not […]
Although the library’s building survived the bombings of the First World War, it did not emerge unscathed. By the end of the war the College found itself in a position […]
