#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #LambethPalaceLibrary #OpenDay

[B79.10_V44FR]

Image from the National Society (Church of England) for Promoting Religious Education.

[NS/12/5/2/23]

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#bookhistory #Cranmer #LambethPalaceLibrary

✨ It's time to Colour In!✨

Our Digital Officer has created these colouring in sheets as part of our current exhibition, 'Primate of All England: The Archbishop of Canterbury Through Time' and we now have these lovely additions by Charlotte!

#LambethPalaceLibrary #PrimateOfAllEngland #Exhibition

"Memento homo quod cinis es, et in cinerem reverteris"

("Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return").

Rubric for imposition of ashes during mass on Ash Wednesday from the 15th century Broughton Missal.

[MS 5066, f.35r.]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #AshWednesday

MS 20 f. 16 - image of a man in a green hat knelt by a fire.

February can be chilly so keep warm by the fire like this guy!🔥

Detail of the page for this month in an early 16th century martyrology from the Cathedral Priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.

[MS 20 f.16]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #Manuscripts

The exhibition is free to all, no registration or booking of tickets required.

We are open 9:30-17:00 Monday - Friday, and also on Saturday 7 February, 7 March, 11 April and 2 May.

#LambethPalaceLibrary #FreeExhibition #PrimateOfAllEngland

#LambethPalaceLibrary #archives #NewReleases #1995

⛄️The countdown to Christmas has officially begun! ⛄️

🎄Last week, our staff had a wonderful time decorating the Christmas Tree to get us in the festive mood!🎄

#CountdownToChristmas #LambethPalaceLibrary

#NationalIllustrationDay #ArchbishopBenson #RareBooks #LambethPalaceLibrary

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

#RemembranceDay #LambethPalaceLibrary

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

#LambethPalaceLibrary #BHM #BettyCudjoe #Archives #BlackHistoryMonth

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

#BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #LambethPalaceLibrary #OpenDay

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

#BlackHistoryMonth #LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #blackbritishhistory

#BlackHistoryMonth #LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #BlackBritishHistory

Lambeth Palace Library Careers Open Day – Lambeth Palace Library

Visit our website to book free tickets and to find out more information - www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/event/lambet...

#LambethPalaceLibrary #OpenDay #Books #Manuscripts #Archive #Library #CareerGrowth #CareerOpportunity

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

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

Seal matrix of Matthew Hutton. Seal in wax and matrix in silver [L-2025-4]

📣 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

Woodcut of Gregory the Great, Bishop of Rome, kneeling. [ZZ1488.5]

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

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

Image of exhibition case and contents for the 'Sing Joyfully' exhibition.

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

Print by Rembrandt of Christ raising Lazarus. [Prints 50/002]

Today is the feast of Mary, Martha and
Lazarus, companions of Our Lord. Shown here is an
etching of Christ raising Lazarus, by Rembrandt
Harmenszoon van Rijn dated 1642.

[Prints 50/002]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #Prints #Rembrandt

Lecture & Launch - Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library Lecture by Joseph Mason (Clare Hall, Cambridge) and launch reception for our new exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully'.

Book your free ticket here! 👇

#SingJoyfully #LambethPalaceLibrary #Exhibition
#Lecture

Thomas the Apostle [ZZ]1527.1

Today is the Feast of Thomas the Apostle. He is said to have sailed to India to spread the Christian faith and died there. This woodcut of Thomas is from the 16th century Legenda Aurea.

[[ZZ]1527.1]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #Woodcut #Prints

John the Baptist inside an initial, holding a book.

Today is the feast of the Birth of John the
Baptist. This beautifully decorated initial depicts John holding a
book with a small lamb on top, from the Chicheley
Breviary.

[MS69 f.329v.]

#LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #JohnTheBaptist