GEMMS: Gateway to Early Modern Manuscript Sermons
GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000828
TitleSermons in English, followed by theological notes and commentaries possibly compiled by Anthony Higgin
ShelfmarkRipon Cathedral MS 26
Creation Dateca. 1580 -
Contents Noteff. 1-38 gives notes for a series of sermons on Chapters 1 and 2 of Luke's Gospel, running from October to February. The preacher is unknown. The first few entries are damaged extensively by damp and so are illegible. These sermons are not in Higgin's hand. ff. 39-93 give biblical commentaries and other assorted notes, and are potentially in Higgin's hand.
Material FeaturesBound in tooled leather, 1 volume, 92 ff.; f. 73 onwards is inverted. Extensively damaged by damp. Damaged folios have been mounted.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner? - Higgin, Anthony
Provenance
AcquisitionHiggin left around 1250 books to Ripon Cathedral upon his death. They are now held by the Leeds University Library.
Source of DataCatherine Evans; University of Leeds Special Collections
Other Note
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
URLNotes
https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/6693Record in library catalogue
GEMMS record createdJune 06, 2018
GEMMS record last editedApril 28, 2023