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GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001251
TitleManuscript copy book
ShelfmarkMS.1957.005
Creation Date1644 - 1723
Contents NoteA manuscript copy book written in multiple hands. There are a number of signatures: Daniel Pell (f. 2v, f. 133r, f. 36r), John Goodaire (f. 1r), William Hargrave (f. 3r), James Walker (f. 24r). Contains devotional and scriptural texts, alphabets in secretary, italic, and chancery scripts, family records of the Goodaire family, legal documents, notes on maths and stenography and handwriting. There are several elaborate pieces of calligraphic illustration and embellishment.
Material FeaturesA very tall copy book (37 cm), bound in contemporary calf. 133 ff. In multiple hands.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Goodaire (Goodare), Johnmanuscript owner - Hargrave, Williammanuscript owner - Pell, Danielmanuscript owner - Walker, James
Provenance
Acquisition
Source of DataCatherine Evans, Clark Library Catalogue
Other NoteThere is a digitised copy of the text available on Calisphere; link below.
Sermon Reports Contained
Attached URLs:
URLNotes
calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/n1mp53/
GEMMS record createdNovember 22, 2019
GEMMS record last editedMarch 27, 2020