Pepys Library

The Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge is the personal library of Samuel Pepys bequeathed to the college following his death in 1703.

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Magdalene College, Cambridge - Library - Samuel Pepys - 1703

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The library is housed in a room on the first floor of the Pepys Building inside the college. It contains 3000 books preserved in Pepys's own bookcases for them (perhaps those his journal attributes to Sympson the Joiner) and organised by size as he had catalogued them. Under the terms of the bequest, none of the books may be sold, and no additional ones may be added to the library.

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Book - Sympson the Joiner

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A selection of the most interesting volumes are on display, including Pepys's diaries with their descriptions of the Great Fire of London and illustrated catalogues of the British Navy compiled by Pepys when he was Secretary to the Admiralty.

Related Topics:
Great Fire of London - British Navy

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