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The Chapter Library of Canterbury Cathedral

Provenance and history of the collections

 

Exploring the database

Note: only includes books which have a record of provenance.
Only a small number of books have been tagged with searchable dates so far.

Cathedral personnel

|| Deans of Canterbury (13) || Archbishops of Canterbury (11) || Archdeacons of Canterbury (8) || Archdeacons of Maidstone (2) ||

|| Canons of Canterbury (45) || Stall I || Stall II || Stall IV || Stall V || Stall VI || Stall VII || Stall VIII || Stall IX || Stall XI || Stall XII ||

|| Honorary Canons of Canterbury (8) || Cathedral officers (6) || Six Preachers (13) || Minor Canons (7) || Cathedral librarians (20) || Cathedral lessees (8) ||

Other people

|| Anglican clergy (114) || Kentish incumbents (63) || Continental clergy (7) || Continental religious houses (25) ||

|| Canterbury residents (17) || Academics (36) || Booksellers (5) || Americana (7) || Lambeth Palace Library ||

|| Oxford University || Cambridge University || Scientists (4) || Royal Society (6) ||

Library categories

|| Donors (101) || Other provenances (158) || Presentation copies (28) || Subscription copies (18) || {{#ask: | ?Was_donor_in= | sort=Was_donor_in | order=ascending |limit=0 |searchlabel=Canons who were donors to the Library}} ||

|| {{#ask: | ?isAuthor= | sort=isAuthor | order=ascending,ascending | limit=0 | searchlabel=List of authors }} || {{#ask: | ?isPlaceofPublication= | ?isDateofPublication= | sort=isPlaceofPublication,isDateofPublication | order=ascending,ascending | limit=0 | searchlabel=List of places of publication}} || {{#ask: | ?isDateofPublication= | sort=isDateofPublication | order=ascending,ascending | limit=0 | searchlabel=List of dates of publication}} || {{#ask: | ?Was donor in= | sort=Was donor in | order=ascending,ascending | limit=0 | searchlabel=List of donors by date}} ||

|| Shelfmarks of books recorded (550) || Catalogues (35) || Evidence of purchase (81) || {{#ask: | ?wasAcquiredIn= | sort=wasAcquiredIn | order=ascending,ascending | limit=0 | searchlabel=Dates of acquisition}} ||

|| Armorial bindings ({{#ask:| format=count|default=none}}) || Blind-stamped bindings ({{#ask:| format=count|default=none}}) || Other bindings ({{#ask:| format=count|default=none}}) || Armorial bookplates ({{#ask:| format=count|default=none}}) || Manuscripts ({{#ask:| format=count|default=none}}) ||

|| Books published in the years around 1500 || 1550 || 1600 || 1650 || 1700 || 1750 || 1800 || 1850 || 1900 ||

|| Donors in the years around 1600 || 1650 || 1700 || 1750 || 1800 || 1850 || 1900 || 1950 ||

|| Acquisitions in the years around 1600 || 1650 || 1700 || 1750 || 1800 || 1850 || 1900 || 1950 ||

General categories

|| All pages || All categories || {{#ask: |format=ul|limit=0|searchlabel=All previous owners}} ||

Number of pages : 1,029