Parts of Chichester Cathedral not normally open to public visitors were open today as part of a Heritage Day and one such part was the library.
It turned out to be a fine opportunity, if a little rushed in guided groups. All the browsing time allowed was taken up for me in asking if I could see the volume signed by John Donne, who had been a friend of the owner of a good proportion of the books.
It is not a poetry book but a Tractatus de Rerum Ecclesiastes, or some such laugh-a-minute Treatise on Church Issues.
So, there it is, I touched a book that Donne touched. My week off has begun in spectacular fashion.
