Wednesday, 14th July  6.30pm – 8.30pm

Lambeth  Palace Library
Lambeth Palace Road
London
SE1 7JU 

£12 per head including drink and nibbles

If you have not already seen this splendid exhibition, then now is your  last chance to discover some of the amazing treasures held in the Lambeth Palace Library before the exhibition closes on 23rd July. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested in joining the visit. 

Japan Society members will gather at 6.30pm for a glass of wine in the palace’s great hall which houses the exhibition.  During the evening we will be given a special talk, as well as being free to explore individually using the audio guide commentary. 

This  400th anniversary exhibition draws upon the Library’s rich and diverse collection of manuscripts, archives and books, some of which are on display for the first time.  

Highlights include:

• The MacDurnan Gospels, written and illuminated in Ireland in the 9th century
• The Lambeth Bible, a 12th century illuminated manuscript
• A Gutenberg Bible printed in 1455, the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type
• Books owned and used by King Richard III, King Henry VIII, Queen Katherine of Aragon, Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles I
• The warrant for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots
• The embroidered leather gloves worn by Charles I on the scaffold at his execution
• Many other papers of archibishops, bishops and leaders of church and state, ranging from the 13th century to the modern day, including papers relating to the rebuilding of St Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire and physicians’ reports on the illness of King George III

Although the tour will be conducted in English, Japanese speaking members of Japan Society staff will be on hand to help where necessary!  

To reserve your place, please contact the Japan Society office: events@japansociety.org.uk or 020 7828 6330