At the start of September, we were thrilled to showcase our services at the Lambeth Local History Fair in Clapham Library. Our collections contain a treasure-trove of local history sources, including plans of Lambeth pubs owned by the Church Commissioners!

Here is Ted Simonds from @lampallib.bsky.social talking about Sion College Library’s donors. His research is piecing together stories of people & books, both on & off the pages of the Book of Benefactors, and emphasised (for me!) how much bookish networks overlapped in the period. #BuiltWithBooks

📣 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

Tickets are still available for our affiliated exhibition concert in Arundel, Sussex, performing works from the Arundel Choirbook!🎶 This event is organised and hosted by the Friends of St Nicholas Church. Book tickets here! 👇 stnicholas.uk/2025/06/13/c...

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

On 16 September, we are hosting a Music and Reformation Symposium in conjunction with our exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully: Exploring Music in Lambeth Palace Library'. Among other themes, we will foster discussion around music fragments recently discovered and identified in library collections. 🎶

Exciting news! ✨ The recorded lecture given by Dr Joseph Mason in association with our 'Sing Joyfully' exhibition has just been published on our YouTube! If you missed the lecture or are interested in musical manuscripts, then give this video a watch! 🎶

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

It's international dog day! 🐶 Here is a picture of Cosmo Gordon Lang around the time of his ordination at Portsea in Hampshire with his fellow ordinands and the vicarage dog, James. James is marked as an Aberdeen terrier and looks to be enjoying the company! [Lang 300i49] #InternationalDogDay

FREE Copyright Training Course! Lambeth Palace Library is hosting a free, half-day workshop for Anglican cathedral archives and libraries on Friday 19 September. The session will be run by Naomi Korn Associates. For more info contact: [email protected] . Plus, lunch is provided! ⛪©️🥪

Our manuscripts are overflowing with delightful animal antics. In case a bear playing the bagpipes wasn’t quite enough, this 15th-century Psalter also features an owl and a peacock in the margins. 🦉🦚🐻 Lambeth Palace Library, MS 186, fol. 109r #GreatAndSmall #MedievalManuscripts @churchofengland.org

Last week we officially opened our newest exhibition, 'Sing Joyfully', with a fantastic lecture by Dr Joseph Mason on pre-modern music in our collections and an opening reception where visitors were able to view the exhibition! Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate the opening! 🎶

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

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

🕰️ How would you draw time? That’s what kids were asked at Lambeth Palace Library’s workshop tied to the Unfolding Time exhibition. Read in our latest CERL blog post how this creative outreach brought medieval calendars to life for 200+ London pupils. 🔗 cerlblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/z...

As part of our #UnfoldingTime exhibition, we brought the fun of medieval concertina-fold almanacs to over 200 children in schools and public libraries! 📜✨ Discover how our Zigzag Calendar Workshops turned these tricky books into a fun activity for kids by reading the latest CERL blog post 👇

⏳ The countdown is on—just 7 days to go! Our next exhibition, Sing Joyfully, opens to the public in just a matter of days 🎉 Sing Joyfully celebrates the 500th birthday of the ‘Arundel’ or ‘Lambeth’ Choirbook, alongside other interesting and unusual musical holdings from the collection 🎶

📢Exciting news! This lecture will now be available to watch online!🎉 You can register to attend via Microsoft Teams here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c4f27b...

Formerly known as the Cathedral Church of Saint German or Peel Cathedral and only recently consecrated, this Island Cathedral goes by the name of Cathedral Isle of Man and was built between the years 1879 and 1884. > buff.ly/Gf2ixuO

📢 On Thursday 31 July, Dr Joseph Mason will be joining us to introduce our new exhibition, Sing Joyfully. He will talk about a newly discovered piece of medieval polyphony found in Lambeth Palace Library’s foundational printed collections. [[ZZ]1482.5]

Exciting news! Our very own MS 1213 gets a mention in the July issue of the BBC History Magazine, History Extra🎉 Catch Nicholas Vincent’s entry on Magna Carta in the “Greatest Historical Revelations of the 21st Century” feature (p. 53) 📜 #MedievalManuscripts #Charter800 #MedievalSky #MagnaCarta

🎵 Something is happening in our Exhibition room... Keep your eyes peeled for more updates in the coming weeks 👀

We know medieval scribes enjoyed doodling in the margins, but so did secretaries in the 1930s! These lovely little pencil portraits come from a volume of handwritten minutes from the Archbishop’s Commission on Church and State in 1932-1933 and depict various committee members. [ACCS2/MS/2]

This charming watercolour is by John Bird Sumner, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1848 to 1862. He painted views of the landscape surrounded Addington Palace, which was the summer residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury between 1807 and 1897. [MS 4774 f.5]

Our next Saturday opening is tomorrow, 5 July! Whilst we currently do not have an exhibition, the Reading Room is still open for anyone who would like to visit. If you would like to use the reading room, please send us your orders in advance as there will be no fetching service operating on the day.

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

📢Apologies for the intermittent availability of our archives and manuscripts catalogue. The site is being bombarded by bots which slow the server. We’re working with the software provider to block these. If you are unable to access the site, please try again later, as the problem is intermittent.🤖

📢Attention Cathedrals!📢 Lambeth is opening a new programme to offer free cathedrals visits from our expert collections care team, to advise on a range of preservation issues.📚 More details here: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/cathedral-li... @englishcathedrals.co.uk

Which crest would you choose? These are just a few examples from a 15th century German armorial which displays hundreds of coats of arms and sigils relating to historical and legendary figures. [MS 774] #LambethPalaceLibray #Crests #CoatOfArms

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

A happy team at the end of #CALCA2025 conference in @stdavidscathedral.bsky.social Before travelling back to @westminsterabbey.bsky.social @salisburycathedral.bsky.social@durhamcathedral.bsky.social @lampallib.bsky.social @chestercathedral.bsky.social #Hereford #norwich #rochester #Windsor #Lismore

📚 This gorgeous binding is for a copy of 'Scintilla-altaris | Primitive devotion in the feasts and fasts of the Church of England' by Edward Sparke who was a chaplain to King Charles II. While the outside is wonderful, what lies just inside is even more special. [G35.S6] 👇

Today is the Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion (Corpus Christi). St Gregory has a vision of the crucified Christ at the moment of the elevation of the Host. Book of Hours (Paris, c.1470s) MS 5204 f.26r #CorpusChristi

Sudden encounter. #medievalsky #dogsofbluesky @lampallib.bsky.social MS 233 f. 44r #VauxPsalter

Today is Trinity Sunday, when the Church celebrates the mystery of God revealed as the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This diagram from an early 16th-century book of canon law shows us that God (De[us] in the centre),is each of the three parts, but that the three parts are not the same as each other.

This past Monday, part of our #komldsp students had a workshop on vernacular manuscripts at @lampallib.bsky.social with Prof. @etreharne.bsky.social (Stanford University). This programme is possible because of @leverhulme.ac.uk #leverhulme #manuscripts #workshop

#OTD in 1509, King Henry VIII & Katherine of Aragon married. This draft marriage licence, dated 8 June 1509, allowed them to be married in any church/chapel, by any clergyman, after banns had been published once. The marriage was annulled on 23 May 1533. [CM 51/115]

Today is the feast of Columba, Abbot of Iona and Missionary, who died #OnThisDay in 597. This portrait of Columba is from Thomas Messingham's 'Florilegium insulae sanctorum', 1624. [A87.3/IR2M] #LambethPalaceLibrary #History #Archives

Today is Pentecost. This beautiful image is taken from a 15th century 'Honresfield Book of Hours', depicting the Virgin and Apostles sitting beneath a dove. [MS5204 f. 90v] #LambethPalaceLibrary #Manuscript #Pentecost

On Tuesday 17 June, Anthony Milton (University of Sheffield) will be joining us to talk about “British” and “European” texts and the Church of England 1560-1660: rethinking sources and categories. If you would like to attend, please book your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/organization...

Created c.1150 -1200, this manuscript from one of our Greek Gospel Lectionaries features some lovely borders, known as pylai, around the headings for the first lection of weeks for Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. [Sion L40.2/G1 f117] #EarlyGreekManuscript #SionCollege #LambethPalaceLibrary

Our next Saturday opening is 7 June! Whilst we currently do not have an exhibition, the Reading Room is still open for anyone who would like to visit. If you would like to use the reading room, please send us your orders in advance as there will be no fetching service operating on the day.

From 2–8 June we're celebrating #LibrariesChangeLives by sustaining economic growth, showcasing how libraries and information professionals drive innovation and opportunity across the UK. Share how your organisation contributes to local or national growth: www.cilip.org.uk/page/librari...

Today is #AscensionDay, when Christ rose to Heaven. In this 1525 woodcut, from Nicholas Love's 'Meditationes vitae Christi', he leaves behind his footprints as he ascends. [[ZZ]1525.1] #LambethPalaceLibrary #Woodcut #Archives

#Aldhelm was my first predecessor as Bishop of Sherborne. In @lampallib.bsky.social copy of his ‘De Virginitate’, there is a cartoon of him presenting it to the Abbess of Barking.

Today the Church of England remembers Alcuin of York, Deacon, Abbot of Tours, d. 804. Shown here is part of a 10th cent. leaf of Alcuin on the Creed, used in the binding of Georg Dorn's Partitiones in M.T. Ciceronis de Rhetorica libros quatuor (Lyon, 1554). [MS 1233] #Archives #PrintedBook #History

We’re excited to be partnering again with @firstsrarebooks.bsky.social to support the Friends of Lambeth Palace Library! Come visit us until Sunday 18 May at the Saatchi Gallery, stand F48, and learn more about LPL and our Friends! 🌸

Yesterday, our #UnfoldingTime exhibition came to an end ⏳ We are so grateful to The #NationalLottery #HeritageFund @heritagefunduk.bsky.social and the players for making this possible. If you didn’t get a chance to visit in person, don’t worry! You can still explore our virtual exhibition 👇

⌛ Final Week ⌛ Time is running out to visit our current exhibition: 'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️ 🔗Opening times + digital highlights: www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time #UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜

In our most recent blog, our Collections Care Assistant, Grace Howson, has written about her creation of a woodcut block that was used in the 'Unfolding Time' exhibition. The images here show the printing block during the carving process and the selection of prints on varying paper types.