We have a small but growing collection of digitised books. Currently these consist of rare books which are unique to our collection.
These books are available to download below and are provided under the Creative Commons licence.
These books can be viewed via our page on Archive.org, as well as some additional material from our collections.
Bibliotheca illustris Medii Templi Societatis Sir Bartholomew Shower 1700 The first printed catalogue of the Library’s holdings. It was commissioned by Sir Bartholomew Shower, Treasurer of the Inn in 1700. See catalogue record Click to view work
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Bukvar' iazyka slavenska 1618 The first printed source of the Belarusian language, this is a primer of Church Slavonic produced by a monastery in Ev’e (or Vievis), Lithuania. See catalogue record Click to view
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Carmen nuptiale nobiliis. doctiss. prudentissimoque sponso D. Cornelio vander Milen provincialis Hollandiae senatus praesidis silio Henricus Nicolaes Mouthaen 1603. This is the only recorded copy of this poetical work listed in the Heritage of the Printed Book database. See catalogue record Click to view
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De Adiaphoris
Gabriel Powel 1606 Printed in London by Robert Barker in 1606 and is bound in a manuscript leaf from the Tables of Toulouse, dated to the 15th century. See catalogue record Click to view
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Discours ou est descrit au vray, l'estat du roy d'Espainge The only recorded copy of this work, whose author may be Jean de Prantinhac. 1590 It was printed in Montauban by an anonymous printer. See catalogue record Click to view
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Examen de la composicion theriacal de Andromacho Liano Licenciado 1546 Another unique copy of a work on poisons and antidotes, with evidence of ownership by Robert Ashley See catalogue record Click to view
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Flor de Virtudes 1539 Flor de v[ir]tudes nueuamente corregido, Caragoça, 1539. A unique copy of this medieval conduct of life work printed in Zaragoza. See catalogue record Click to view
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Marqués de Santillana, Los proverbios Iñigo López de Mendoza 1532 A book of didactic poems written at the request of Juan II for his son the prince Enrique IV; a unique copy not recorded in other collections See catalogue record Click to view
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Protestation du serenissime et tres-haut Prince et seigneur Charles Louys Comte Palatin du Rhin, Archidapiferi & Prince Electeur du S. Empire, Duc de Baviere, &c Karl Ludwig, Elector Palatine 1637 We are awaiting confirmation from the editors of the English Short Title Catalogue to confirm that this is an unrecorded, unique item. It was printed in London by Anne Griffin, in 1637 See catalogue record Click to view
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