Gilbert Burnet’s The History of the Reformation of the Church of England … the fourth edition
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Welcome to a new feature from Middle Temple Library: Rare Book of the Month. Each month we will profile a book from our rare books collection, describing its content, history and provenance. All images can be reused under the Creative Commons licence.
2016:
For May we are, in essence, featuring two books of the month: Gabriel Powel’s De adiaphoris theses theologicæ ac scholasticæ, printed in London by Robert Barker in 1606, and a manuscript leaf from the Tables of Toulouse, dated to the 15th century.
Baccio Baldini's Discorso dell'essenza del fato, e delle forze sue sopra le cose del mondo, e particolarmente sopra l'operazioni de gl'huomini, 1578
The May 2017 rare book of the month is Discorso dell'essenza del fato, e delle forze sue sopra le cose del mondo, e particolarmente sopra l'operazioni de gl'huomini, by Baccio Baldini, printed in Florence in 1578.
The twentieth century began with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, and her succession on the throne by her son, King Edward VII, the Middle Temple's Royal Bencher since 1861. He maintained his connection with the Inn, attending events including the Grand Day dinner in 1903.
Shining a light on past methods of illumination at the Inn, reliance on natural light and dim, smoky candles giving way to oil and gas, and finally to the bright electric lighting of the present.
Tracing the relationship between the Inn and London's great river over the centuries, from daring Elizabethan escapades to seasick Admiralty barristers in the 1930s, via seventeenth century Frost Fairs and the 'Great Stink' of 1858.
As we move into 2025, the Middle Temple is looking forward to the events and occasions to come – many of which will of course be documented in the Archive. So, to begin the year, this month we look back at the years ending in ‘25’ from the past four centuries, exploring the many remarkable events both within the Inn and in the world outside which impacted upon the lives of our members.
1. The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple wants the Inn to be a welcoming environment for all, providing excellent facilities and opportunities for our members, and high-quality service. We are also fully committed to equality and diversity, in accordance with our values. We recognise that sometimes things go wrong, and that our members and staff are fallible.
Le liver des assises & plees del corone, 1580