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The Chapter Library of Canterbury Cathedral

Provenance and history of the collections

Canterbury Cathedral Library bookplate, 1709

This Wiki has been designed by David Shaw to make available data about the history of Canterbury Cathedral Library and particularly a record of the provenance history of its printed books: donors and previous owners in books from the Dean and Chapter's collections from the early seventeenth century onwards.

 

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Note: only includes books which have a record of provenance.

Cathedral personnel

Deans of Canterbury (13)	Archbishops of Canterbury (11)	Archdeacons of Canterbury (8)	Archdeacons of Maidstone (2)	Canons of Canterbury (45)	Canon Treasurers (1)
Stall I	Stall II	Stall III	Stall IV	Stall V	Stall VI
Stall VII	Stall VIII	Stall IX	Stall X	Stall XI	Stall XII
Honorary Canons of Canterbury (8)	Cathedral officers (6)	Six Preachers (13)	Minor Canons (7)	Cathedral librarians (20)

Other people and places

Anglican clergy (114)	Kentish incumbents (63)	Continental clergy (7)	Continental religious houses (25)	Lambeth Palace Library (13)
Cathedral lessees (8)	Canterbury residents (17)	Academics (36)	Booksellers (5)	Americana (7)
Oxford University	Cambridge University	Scientists (4)	Royal Society (6)

Library categories

Donors (101)	Other provenances (158)	Presentation copies (28)	Subscription copies (18)	Catalogues (35)
Armorial bindings (33)	Blind-stamped bindings (16)	Other bindings (8)	Armorial bookplates (61)	Manuscripts (6)

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Donors (101)

All provenances names (158)

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