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Lambeth Palace Library Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is one of England’s oldest public libraries. By appointment only

For this month's theme, , we're sharing this dragon with a severed hand in its jaws.The image appears in Coryats Crud...
16/10/2026

For this month's theme, , we're sharing this dragon with a severed hand in its jaws.

The image appears in Coryats Crudities, Thomas Coryat's account of his travels through France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands, first published in 1611.

[[ZZ] 1611.14, p. B3v]

Today is World Anatomy Day! This anatomical diagram comes from Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in anim...
15/10/2026

Today is World Anatomy Day!

This anatomical diagram comes from Exercitatio anatomica de motu cordis et sanguinis in animalibus by William Harvey, published in the early 17th century.

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To celebrate , we had a look in our archives and found this photograph from 1873 that includes Samuel Adjai Crowther, B...
14/10/2026

To celebrate , we had a look in our archives and found this photograph from 1873 that includes Samuel Adjai Crowther, Bishop of the Niger Territory, with Archbishop Tait and other important figures. In 1864, Crowther was ordained as the first African bishop of the Anglican Church.

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Today the Church of England celebrates the feast of Saint Edward the Confessor, who reigned from 1042 to 1066.This 13th ...
13/10/2026

Today the Church of England celebrates the feast of Saint Edward the Confessor, who reigned from 1042 to 1066.

This 13th century manuscript contains a Latin version of the Life of Edward the Confessor.

[MS761, f.10]

For this month's theme, , we have another beast to share from the collections. This time, it's a seven-headed beast!T...
12/10/2026

For this month's theme, , we have another beast to share from the collections.

This time, it's a seven-headed beast!

The illumination is from a late 13th-century manuscript of the Apocalypse in French.

[MS 75, f. 27]

Visit our current exhibition, Across Continents, Across Centuries. 🌿On display are facsimiles from 'A Voyage to the Isla...
11/10/2026

Visit our current exhibition, Across Continents, Across Centuries. 🌿

On display are facsimiles from 'A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nieves, St Christophers and Jamaica', an 18th-century account of travel, exploration, and the natural world.

Swipe through to see some of the illustrated plants featured in the volume.

Our exhibitions are free to visit, and no booking is required.

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Featured here is the order of service prepared for the coronation of George II and Queen Caroline.The ceremony was condu...
10/10/2026

Featured here is the order of service prepared for the coronation of George II and Queen Caroline.

The ceremony was conducted by William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury, on 11 October 1727.

[MS 1079a, p. 2]

Today is ! Owls are not technically migratory birds, but sometimes they cause mischief by migrating into church rafters...
09/10/2026

Today is ! Owls are not technically migratory birds, but sometimes they cause mischief by migrating into church rafters.

This charming story in a mid-20th century guidebook for St Mary’s, Westham (East Sussex) describes one such occasion…

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Today the Church remembers Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, philosopher & scientist, d. 1253.Here he is depicted i...
08/10/2026

Today the Church remembers Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, philosopher & scientist, d. 1253.

Here he is depicted in a 13th century copy of his allegorical poem, Château d'amour, preaching to a small group.

[MS522, f. 1r]

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