Pepys Library Treasures: 666 The Number of the Beast
Автор: Magdalene College
Загружено: 2024-02-21
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2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the Pepys Library's arrival at Magdalene. To celebrate we will be sharing treasure from the Pepys collection.
This week in 1666 Samuel Pepys noted in his diary:
“...at my bookseller’s for a book, writ about twenty years ago in prophecy of this year coming on, 1666, explaining it to be the mark of the beast.”
The Pepys Library Staff say:
“1666 was expected by some to be a year of disaster. Pepys bought this book from Joshua Kirton, a bookseller in St. Paul's Churchyard. Seven months later, the Great Fire of London destroyed Kirton's shop. When Kirton died in 1667, Pepys believed it was ‘of grief for his losses by the fire'.
Keep an eye out for more information on the Pepys Restoration Project coming soon.
@magdlibs #PepysTreasures #PepysRestorationProject
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