Preserved by Chance

Bibliotheca Lambethana

This section highlights examples of music that have fortuitously survived by being attached to other works. One way of survival was music used as ‘waste’ in bindings, with pages of an existing work cut up and repurposed in the process of binding another, usually unrelated, volume.

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Printed & Medieval manuscript waste

Preserved by chance

Exhibition

Women and the Church of England: 200 Years of Women's Ministry and Agency

Free Entry
9 April - 29 August 2024 9:30 - 17:00
Saturday 4 May, 1 June, 6 July
8 August 10:00 - 17:00

'Her booke’ Early Modern Women and their Books at Lambeth Palace Library

Free Entry
1 July to 21 November 2024 9:30-17:00
Saturday 6 July, 3 August, 7 September,
5 October, 2 November 10:00 - 17:00

Opening Hours

Reading Room:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 11:00 - 17:00
Thursday 10:00 - 19:15

Closures:

The Library will be closed on the mornings of Tuesday 23 and 30 July until 13:00 due to staff training and maintenance.

Saturday opening 2024

We strongly recommend that readers book at least two working days in advance. Please see here for details of how to register, how to order material, and for fetching times.

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