GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-001526
TitleBook M
ShelfmarkAdd MS 4454
Creation Date1664 - 1668
RepositoryBritish Library
Contents Note'Book M' is a series of autograph religious meditations, verse and autobiographical writings by Katherine Austen (née Wilson). 'Book M' once formed part of a series of manuscripts kept by Austen, although these have not survived.
Material FeaturesQuarto. 114 leaves.
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Austen (née Wilson), Katherine
Provenance
Acquisition
Source of DataBL online catalogue; Perdita; Sarah C. E. Ross, Katherine Austen's Book M: British Library, Additional Manuscript 4454 (Tempe, AZ: ACMRS, 2011); Pamela Hammons, ed., Book M: A London Widow’s Life Writings (Toronto: Iter, 2013); Hannah Yip.
Other NoteThroughout 'Book M', there are numerous paraphases of, and brief references to, passages in printed sermons. Only the most extended examples have been noted by the present cataloguer.
Sermons ContainedSermon on Hebrews 1:1-2 -- ff. 16r-17rSermon Doc: ffeatlyes -- ff. 17r-20rObser: of The Last Judgement: D: Taylor -- ff. 30r-31rSermon on John 11:21 -- f. 91v
Sermon Reports ContainedSalm. When D: Hobson preached at Twic: -- ff. 35v-36r
Attached URLs:
| URL | Notes |
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| web.warwick.ac.uk/english/perdita/html/ms_BLA4454.htm | Perdita entry for Katherine Austen's 'Book M'. |
GEMMS record createdAugust 24, 2021
GEMMS record last editedSeptember 22, 2021