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]

Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce a generous £53,418 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for our ‘Unfolding Time’ exhibition, which will showcase a rare and remarkable group of medieval folding calendars. A huge thanks to #NationalLottery players #HeritageFund

Booking is now open for our first 'Unfolding Time' exhibition lecture: Megan McNamee, 'Light and Labour in Late Medieval Concertina-Fold Almanacs' 🕓 5.30pm, 19 February For booking info, see lambethpalacelibrary.info/events #UnfoldingTime #LambethPalaceLibrary

This Saturday is our first Saturday opening of 2025! Our Reading Room will be open from 10am to 5pm to anyone wishing to use our collections. Please book in advance and pre-order your materials. #SaturdayOpening #LambethPalaceLibrary

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]

Did you see us in Lucy Worsley Investigates, Episode 3 '1066'? This manuscript shows Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, showing leniency towards women who have fled to a nunnery to take refuge from the Normans. #LambethPalaceLibrary #Archives #Normans

Project Update! This week, we proudly opened our exhibition, Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar, to the public! 🎉 A huge thank you to the #NationalLottery #HeritageFund for their essential support in making this possible. #UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #ThanksToYou

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 👇

Our next Saturday opening will include your first weekend chance to see our newest exhibition, Unfolding Time! Explore the history of the Medieval pocket calendar. If you would like to use the Reading Room, please book in advance. #UnfoldingTime #SaturdayOpening #History

Today we remember George Herbert (1593-1633), a poet and priest of the Church of England. ‘The Temple’ is a book of poems written by Herbert. His poems explore religion and spirituality, and make interesting use of the book as a form. #LambethPalaceLibrary #EasterWings #Printed

We're delighted to have loaned items to LambethPalaceLibrary's new exhibition Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar, looking at a remarkable collection of concertina-fold almanacs. Check out today's blogpost to learn more about these incredible items! blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

For our latest exhibition 'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar', we borrowed seven items, including five concertina-fold almanacs from British Library. To learn more, check out Calum Cockburn's blog for Medieval Manuscripts. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…… pic.x.com/jAoEC1Ct87

Happy International Women’s Day! For #IWD, why not pay a visit to the digital version of last summer’s ‘Her Booke’: Early Modern Women and their Books, celebrating the role of women in England’s devotional, intellectual & bibliographical cultures. lambethpalacelibrary.info/exhibitions/he…

⏳ 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