In this new addition to Scalas Directors Choice series, Giles Mandelbrote offers a personal survey of Lambeth Palace Librarys 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 Churchs cultural and religious heritage, the Librarys vast collection is accessible to all. In this engaging book, former Librarian and Archivist Giles Mandelbrote guides the reader through some of the Librarys 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 Librarys stunning new purpose-built, eight-storey building.
Foreword, by Pip Wilcox, Head of Lambeth Palace Library 45
Introduction, by Giles Mandelbrote, former Librarian and Archivist of Lambeth
Palace Library 611
Object entries 1279
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.
