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James I described Lambeth Palace Library as 'a monument of fame' in his kingdom. It is the historic library of the Archbishops of Canterbury; its records date from the 9th century to the present day. In this new collection of treasures from the Library, sixty items are reproduced in glorious detail alongside extended expert commentary. These include illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages such as the Macdurnan gospels and Hours of Richard III; manuscripts from the Tudor and Stuart eras, including a Venetian Atlas, a letter from Elizabeth I on her recovery from smallpox and the execution warrant for Mary Queen of Scots; early printed books, among them a Gutenberg Bible with English illum...
Originally published in five parts between 1930 and 1932, this detailed scholarly catalogue is still sought after by researchers.
Indexed calendar to correspondence documenting the ecclesiastical assoication between England (and in particular, the Bishopric of London) and the American colonies during the eighteeenth century. Topics discussed include many aspects of colonial society around the empire (politics, economics, religious bodies and denominations other than the Church of England), as documented in general correspondence, ordination papers, missionary bonds, pamphlets and other papers.