Join us to find out more about the library of Chelsea Physic Garden, our partner for Firsts London 2025.

Chelsea Physic Garden Library Volunteer Rosalind Lintott will give a brief history of the CPG collection, with an overview of some of the more unusual discoveries she has made in the course of cataloguing the Inner Library, from fragments of medieval manuscripts to centuries-old plant cuttings. As the collection has a scientific focus, she will also discuss a few volumes that were truly novel or cutting-edge when they were first published, as well as some that were designed for (and show signs of) practical use by botanists and gardeners. 

Rosalind Lintott is a teacher and researcher specialising in medieval manuscripts and early modern printed books. She has a particular interest in the illustration of books, and the focus of her recent research includes fifteenth-century woodcuts and seventeenth-century maps. 

This event will take place in the Talks Space on the top floor of the fair.