GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000594
TitleCorrespondence and Papers of Dr. John Wallis
ShelfmarkMS. Add. D. 105
Creation Dateca. 1641 - 1702
RepositoryBodleian Library
Contents NoteMost of the manuscripts comprises the letters of Dr. John Wallis, Savilian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford. The manuscript also contains a fragment of a sermon by Dr. Wallis.
Material Features
Associated Peoplemanuscript owner - Wallis, John
ProvenanceThe sermon fragment was found in the study at Whitchurch in 1785.
AcquisitionThis collection of papers was Lot 3106 in the Crossley sale, part 2 (June 20, 1885). It was bought by the library for 8 pounds, 8 shillings.
Source of DataJeanne Shami
Other Note
Sermons ContainedSermon on Canticles 1:4 -- ff. 134r-144v
Sermon Reports Contained
GEMMS record createdMay 05, 2017
GEMMS record last editedMay 05, 2017