History event tomorrrow! Kathleen Kennedy, on 'Archbishops and the Wycliffite Bible' at LambethPalaceLibrary Location: Lambeth Palace Library, 15 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7JT Date: Wednesday 16 October, 17:30 More information and booking here.

October 18th is the Feast of St Luke, who is here depicted in 'The MacDurnan Gospels'. MS 1370; 'The MacDurnan Gospels'; 9th century; Ireland (Armagh); f.115v LambethPalaceLibrary

SETTLE AN ARGUMENT ‘WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS Like for ‘SWEDE’ Repost for ‘TURNIP 😝😝😝😝🙈🙈🙈

Continuing to tweet the cute little books I'm cataloguing feels like playing violin on the Titanic, but I suppose books have always been a good defence against the evil and the stupid.

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! Donald Trump has selected Ireland's top political talent for his new cabinet: 1/2

Happy Christmas! (Luke 2:15-16) 'The shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place . . ." So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger.' [Horae ad usum Rothmagensem, [ZZ]1488.5]

‘In its quiet depths, a promise lies, A chance to spread our wings and rise’. Ted Smyth Hugh Cahill Gael Eoghain Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Gareth Gordon

So as it's the start of #NewYear now we've got some great new content treats in store for you, ones we're busy preparing for inclusion on the website and the first is an article on the fantastic Lambeth Palace Library, which builds on 800 years of history! designinglibraries.org.uk/libraries/lamb…

☀️ Missing the sun these days? Don’t worry—you can look at this one smiling back at you in this volvelle, sewn into one of our medieval manuscripts. What’s a volvelle, you ask? 🤔 Well, you’ll just have to visit our upcoming exhibition to find out 👇

'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' opens on 14 February—mark your calendars! #UnfoldingTime #MedievalManuscripts #Volvelle #HeritageFund

Today we celebrate the Presentation of Christ in the Temple (Candlemas). This miniature comes from a Book of Hours, produced in the 1470s and donated to Lambeth Palace Library from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library by the Friends of the National Libraries, 2022. [MS 5204 f. 72v]

Just a couple of days to go until our first #UnfoldingTime lecture: Light and Labour in Late Medieval Concertina-Fold Almanacs. Booking closes at the end of today. Find out how to book below 👇

🎉 Congratulations to Jim Hendler on winning the 2025 AAAI Feigenbaum Award! 🏆 We’re delighted his groundbreaking contributions to knowledge representation and the Semantic Web have been acknowledged through this prestigious award. #AAAI #FeigenbaumAward #AI #SemanticWeb

We were honoured to host him in conversation about AI and the Archives at LambethPalaceLibrary in July last year. 📚✨

Do have a read of this brief article on the importance of our newest manuscript acquisition: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… The manuscript will be unveiled on Friday as part of our #WestonLibraryat10 birthday festivities, and will be uploaded to Digital Bodleian shortly afterwards.

⏳ Last Chance to Book! ⏳ Don’t miss this free talk by Anne Lawrence-Mathers taking place tomorrow. Join us to find out how medieval people predicted the future! In person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/anne-lawrenc… Online:events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8a92f845… #UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #MedievalManuscripts

On behalf of @blmedieval, huge congratulations to Bodleian Libraries for their successful fundraising campaign to acquire this remarkable manuscript. It was an incredible moment when we first identified Duke Humfrey's inscription. The manuscript has found a very good home!

Simon Kuestenmacher You're missing a country there. Get the butcher's apron off Ireland, please.

Decorated paper bindings in the Cardiff Rare Books Collection scolarcardiff.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/dec…