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Description: | From the 16th century several generations of Kedermisters acted for the Crown as Keepers of Langley Park. In 1607 John Kedermister succeeded his father as Keeper of Langley Park, and was knighted in 1609. Sir John Kedermister was responsible for improving St. Mary's over twenty years. The improvements included a south aisle which consists of the Kedermister Pew and the Kedermister Library.
The library was stocked with early printed books, mostly published between 1610 and 1637. Mary Kedermister, who survived her husband by 6 years, continued to purchase books after her husband died in 1631. The Missale Romanum, published in 1485, is the oldest book in the current collection. The library's most valuable manuscript, the 11th century illuminated Gospels, has been on loan to the British Library since 1932. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Slough Library | Subjects: | Sir John Kedermister ; Kerderminister ; Kedermister Library ; St. Mary the Virgin Churches ; Church of England ; Libraries ; | Temporal: | start=1950-01-01; end=2007-09-13; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Reg Harrison | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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