Lambeth Palace Library: Director's Choice
Will be published approx. on 8. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-78551-324-4 (ISBN)
Description
In this new addition to Scala's Director's Choice series, Giles Mandelbrote offers a personal survey of Lambeth Palace Library's history through a selection of treasured objects.
Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library of the Archbishops of Canterbury and houses the national archives of the Church of England. Dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing the Church's cultural and religious heritage, the Library's vast collection is accessible to all. In this engaging book, former Librarian and Archivist Giles Mandelbrote guides the reader through some of the Library's greatest treasures, from the MacDurnan Gospels and the Lambeth Bible to the Lambeth copy of the Gutenberg Bible. He also reveals the dramatic story behind some 1,400 stolen books and manuscripts and introduces the Library's stunning new purpose-built, eight-storey building.
Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library of the Archbishops of Canterbury and houses the national archives of the Church of England. Dedicated to collecting, preserving and sharing the Church's cultural and religious heritage, the Library's vast collection is accessible to all. In this engaging book, former Librarian and Archivist Giles Mandelbrote guides the reader through some of the Library's greatest treasures, from the MacDurnan Gospels and the Lambeth Bible to the Lambeth copy of the Gutenberg Bible. He also reveals the dramatic story behind some 1,400 stolen books and manuscripts and introduces the Library's stunning new purpose-built, eight-storey building.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 187 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78551-324-4 (9781785513244)
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Person
Giles Mandelbrote is Warburg Librarian and Director of Collections. Prior to this, from 2010 until 2023, he was the Librarian and Archivist of Lambeth Palace Library. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, teaches for the University of London Rare Books School and has lectured and published widely on the history of libraries and the history of the book trade.
Content
Foreword, by Pip Wilcox, Head of Lambeth Palace Library 4-5
Introduction, by Giles Mandelbrote, former Librarian and Archivist of Lambeth Palace Library 6-11
Object entries 12-79
Introduction, by Giles Mandelbrote, former Librarian and Archivist of Lambeth Palace Library 6-11
Object entries 12-79