GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000825
TitleTexts for sermons arranged according to occasions they were designed for, and in order of the books of Scripture
ShelfmarkAdd MS 20066
Creation Dateca. 1606 - 1663
RepositoryBritish Library
Contents NoteThis volume contains lists, created by Robert Sanderson, Bishop of Lincoln, of texts suitable for various occasions. Sanderson has included holy days, weddings and funerals, political anniversaries and public fasts, as well as places and auditories (Paul's Cross, before the king). The second part lists texts by Bible book.
Material FeaturesOriginal binding. The sides of the volume are stamped with golden ermines. Some texts marked with lines or crosses (perhaps the ones that were used).
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Sanderson, Robert
ProvenanceOwned by the Dolben family in the eighteenth century.
Acquisition
Source of DataAnne James; British Library manuscript catalogue
Other NoteThe precise dates when the manuscript was created as unknown. The dates given here are the approximate extent of Sanderson's career.
Sermons Contained
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdMay 18, 2018
GEMMS record last editedApril 28, 2023