Science and Astronomy might not be the first topics that come to mind when thinking of the vast collections that the Archives and Chapter Library of St George’s Chapel holds. However, within a series of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century tracts (brief ...
Volunteers are wanted for a project in the Chapter Library. A rare opportunity to discover the collection while preserving it for future generations!
Perhaps the best-known among the many renowned musicians to have worked in St George’s Chapel is John Marbeck, who was associated with the Chapel for more than half of the sixteenth century. The exact date of his appointment is not ...
In the secure, humidity-controlled strongroom ‘A’ in St George’s Chapel Archives and Chapter Library, Windsor, far away from the secrets of the sea and all things nautical, are four precious books printed in Italian and written by Robert Dudley, the ...
This weekend, the Archives and Chapter Library is hosting its annual Adopt a Book Open Day, an opportunity for our supporters to have a guided tour of the building, including exhibitions of archival and library material, and to see their ...
Once the scribes and illuminators had completed their exemplary work on the vellum pages the quires were re-assembled in the correct order and the binder would start to sew each quire with linen thread around upright thicker leather thongs within ...
My last blog ended thus…’with the parchment, ink and quill ready, the scribe could start work on the text.’ Anyone who has seen early manuscripts will perhaps understand the bewildering number and diversity of different styles of script there are, ...
A letter from Canon Henry Cockayne Cust (Canon of Windsor, 1813-1861) to the then Chapter Clerk, Thomas Batcheldor, describes how he viewed the total eclipse of the sun on the 18 July 1860: “I am glad you had a good ...
My blog dated 23 January gave a short introduction to the remarkable natural material called parchment or vellum and its durability. The collection of medieval documents and early books at St George’s Archives and Chapter Library is testament to its ...
If an Archive could talk then I am certain it would boast about the wealth of stories it holds within its walls. Perhaps it would even shout out, drawing our attention to a hidden gem which has lain dormant, patiently ...