Pepys Library

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.

The library is housed in a room on the first floor of the Pepys Building inside the college. It contains 3,000 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.

The collection

A selection of the most interesting volumes are on display, including:
* Pepys's diaries with their descriptions of the Great Fire of London
* Illustrated catalogues of the Royal Navy compiled by Pepys when he was Secretary to the Admiralty, including the Tudor Anthony Roll
* Samuel Pepys own copy of Isaac Newtons Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica widely regarded to be one of the most important scientific books ever written

Visiting

The library is open to the public, but has very restricted opening times (typically 2.30-4.30pm during the quietest months of the academic year), but it is best to contact the college for current times.

External links

* [http://www.magd.cam.ac.uk/pepys/ Pepys library web site]


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