The Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge, England is the personal library collected by Samuel Pepys which was bequeathed to the college following his death in 1703. His collection of manuscripts, prints and books - more than 3,000 volumes, including the diary, all carefully catalogued and indexed form one of the most important surviving 17th-century private libraries. In 1723, it was transferred to Magdalene with the original bookcases and instructions about placement of the books. No books may be sold or additional ones added to the library.
The Pepys Library of Magdalene College, Cambridge, England is the personal library collected by Samuel Pepys which was bequeathed to the college following his death in 1703. A lifelong bibliophile, his collection of manuscripts, prints and books - more than 3,000 volumes, including the diary, all carefully catalogued and indexed form one of the most important surviving 17th-century private libraries. Pepys made detailed provisions in his will for the preservation of his book collection; and, when his nephew and heir, John Jackson, died, in 1723, it was transferred, intact, to Magdalene, including all the original bookcases and elaborate instructions that placement of the books "... be strictly reviewed and, where found requiring it, more nicely adjusted". Under the terms of the bequest, none of the books may be sold, and no additional ones may be added to the library.
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