Editing Salisbury Cathedral (section)

== Library ==
The cathedral library holds 193 manuscript books – 60 of them written at the first cathedral at [[Old Sarum]] – and around 12,000 early printed books. There are 43 books ([[Incunable|incunabula]]) from the earliest years of printing, up to the year 1500. Significant collections include works of 16th-century theology from bishop [[Edmund Gheast]], medical and science books from bishop [[Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury)|Seth Ward]], and 19th-century theology from dean [[Henry Hamilton (priest)|Henry Hamilton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Library |url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/discover/library-and-archive/the-library/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Salisbury Cathedral |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In late 2024, the [[Friends of the Nations' Libraries]] raised £90,000 to purchase a 13th-century Bible, illuminated at Salisbury by the [[Sarum Master]], which they donated to the cathedral.<ref>{{Cite web |title=13thC Sarum Master Bible returns to Salisbury |url=https://www.fnl.org.uk/articles/13thc-sarum-master-bible-returns-to-salisbury?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Friends of the Nations' Libraries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalby |first=Cassie |date=2025-02-13 |title=13th Century Sarum Master Bible to go on public display for first time |url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/13th-century-sarum-master-bible-to-go-on-public-display-for-first-time/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Salisbury Cathedral |language=en-GB}}</ref>