We're excited to host Charlie Rozier for his talk:
'Depicting Historical time in Anglo-Norman Manuscripts' ⌛️

📅1 May
🕑5.30pm
📍Lambeth Palace Library

Tickets are free, but booking before 30 April is essential.

Find out how to book on this link 👇
tinyurl.com/se64268w

Alleluia, Christ is risen! This Easter Sunday, here’s Christ rising from his tomb; three guards sleep and one wakes up to adore him. The guards only appear in Matthew, where, at the sight of the angel rolling back the stone, they “shook and became like dead men”. [MS 368 f. 12r]

On Good Friday, one of the holiest days in the Church’s calendar, Christians remember Jesus’ crucifixion. The amount of gold in this 13th-century depiction reflects the significance of the event, as Jesus sacrificed himself to atone for the sins of humankind. [MS 1370 f. 4r]

On Maundy Thursday, after the Passover meal, Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples to represent his body and blood. Christians celebrate the Eucharist as a memorial of Jesus’ death and resurrection, and to remember his continued presence with us. [E560.H6 [*], p. 158]

Happy New Year! (Lady Day Dating). Even though the Feast of the Annunciation has been moved due to Lent, today still marks what was known as ‘Lady Day’, which was the beginning of the medieval New Year. In England, this practice continued until 1751! [ZZ]1556.07

On Palm Sunday, the Church celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, where crowds waved palm leaves. Rather than fresh leaves, many churches distribute palm crosses. This 1962 photo shows children queuing up to receive palm crosses at St Peter’s Church, Brighton. [CIO/PHO/NEG/145]

Shelf-checking brings welcome surprises. We came across this Psalter which belonged to Archbishop Parker! He wrote his name on the title page in distinctive red crayon. The notes on the flyleaves are possibly in Parker’s hand (more work to be done!). [E1425.G7] The Parker Library

It's that time of year again!
NYAM Library & Center for History's #ColorOurCollections is back for 2024 and we've had lots of fun scouring our collections to find images for you to enjoy.
There's royal heraldry, a medieval rood screen, and Caxton's papermarks.

Find it here: bit.ly/3ufXwpA

Today we celebrate Candlemas, when Jesus was presented in the Temple, and Simeon and Anna recognised him as the Messiah.

This miniature comes from the Honresfield Book of Hours, produced in the 1470s and presented to Lambeth in 2022. [MS 5204 f. 72v].

Today we celebrate the Scottish poet Robbie Burns, who was born #OTD in 1759.

Our copy of 'Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect' by Burns, has the word 'skinking' (as in 'Skinking ware') mistakenly composed as 'stinking ware'.

Happy #BurnsNight !

[Sion Arc Octavo: K25.1/B93]

Want to explore the Lambeth Bible online but don't know where to start? How about: in the beginning.

We've created an introduction to the Genesis initial, which tells the story of world's creation in 8 circular images.

Click here to start 🔗tinyurl.com/yy5pekrp

Today is the Feast of the Baptism of Christ.
In this depiction of the scene from a 15th century English book of hours, the landscape is beautifully represented with a silver river, and distant tree-topped hills. (MS 459, f92v)

The Feast of the Epiphany. Matthew 2.11: 'On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.' (Honresfield Hours, LPL MS5204 f. 69r)

Today we remember Basil the Great (d. 379) and Gregory of Nazianzus (d. 389), bishops & teachers of the Faith.
Here is the third leaf of an 11th century copy of Gregory of Nazianus' Orations, which begins with a 'pyle', a decorative gateway starting the text. (Sion Arc L40.2/G7)

Today is the feast of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was martyred in 1170.
This miniature depicting Becket's martyrdom comes from the St Alban's Chronicle (MS 6, f. 136 verso) probably written by an English scribe in the 15th c. and decorated in Bruges.

Happy Christmas! Luke 2:10-11 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.' MS 5204 f. 65v.

Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. Luke 1:30-32 'Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favour with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.' MS 5204 f. 29 r.