Pepy's Library

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House of Samuel Pepys

The Pepys Library is a collection of around 3,000 ancient books. It is located in the Samuel Pepys residence on the grounds of Magdalene College , Cambridge . Pepys gave the house and collection to the college after his death in 1703.

literature

  • Bibliotheca Pepysiana. Sidgwick and Jackson, London 1913-1940 (Cambridge University Press reprint, 2009), ISBN 978-1-108-00312-4 .
    • Dr. JR Tanner: Sea manuscripts. Page 1.
    • F. Sidgwick: General introduction. Page 2.
    • E. Gordon Duff: Early printed books to 1558. page 2.
    • Dr. MR James: Mediaeval manuscripts. Page 3.
    • WJ Carlton: Shorthand books, with biographical and bibliographical notes. Page 4.
  • DS Brewer: Catalog of the Pepys Library. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1978.
    • Volume 1: Printed Books.
    • Volume 2 I: Ballads, Catalog.
    • Volume 2 II: Ballads, Indexes.
    • Volume 3 I: Prints and Drawings - General.
    • Volume 3 II: Portraits.
    • Volume 4: Music, Maps and Calligraphy.
    • Volume 5 I: Medieval Manuscripts.
    • Volume 5 II: Modern Manuscripts.
    • Volume 6: Bindings.
    • Volume 7 I and II: Facsimile, Supplementart Series I, Census.
  • MEJ Hughes: The Pepys Library: And the Historic Collections of Magdalene College Cambridge. Scala, London 2015, ISBN 978-1-85759-953-4 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 52 ° 12 '38.9 "  N , 0 ° 7' 0.6"  E