Canterbury Cathedral Library

The names of 3152 former owners of books printed before 1801 in Canterbury Cathedral Library.

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The numbers identifying each book correspond to the entry in the microfiche catalogue published by Adam Matthew Publications in 1998 (David Shaw and Sheila Hingley (and others), Canterbury Cathedral Library: Catalogue of pre-1801 printed books. Adam Matthew Publications, Marlborough, 1998. 24 pp + 17 microfiches).

The names in this list can be searched for on the online catalogue of the University of Kent at http://opac.kent.ac.uk/. You are recommended to use the “Simple Limits” drop-down menu and select “Cathedral Library”.

Questions about access to the books should be sent to librarian@canterbury-cathedral.org.

Corrections and other questions about this list should be sent to david@djshaw.co.uk.

Names of former owners

The Mendham Collection, on deposit by the Law Society at Canterbury Cathedral Library, comprises Catholic and anti-Catholic literature including manuscripts and printed books ranging from the 15th to the 19th centuries.

The 1,148 provenance names for the books in the Mendham Collection are linked to the full bibliographical records on the OPAC at the University of Kent at Canterbury.