GEMMS IDGEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-000709
TitleApte and fit similes taken out of learned mens sermons in Oxford 1590: begin the xxiith of Aprill
ShelfmarkMS. Eng. e. 3400
Creation Date1590 -
RepositoryBodleian Library
Contents NoteThis volume contains a collection of quotations, thought to be in the hand of Robert Cawdray. It is labelled "Ex Libris J. W. M. Vyse". The notes were taken in Oxford in 1590; the first date appears to be 22 April. The quotations are described as "Pleasant, Delightful, and Profitable, for all Estates of Men in general" (see title page of printed version). The contents are not organized as they are in the printed book.
Material Features18 leaves. Bound in half red calf with black cloth boards.e
Provenance
AcquisitionPurchased by the Bodleian from Andrew Stewart in 2002.
Source of DataJeanne Shami; Bodleian online "Catalogue of manuscripts acquired singly: literary manuscripts"
Other NoteThe book was printed in 1600 (according to the copy at the Huntington Library), but the printed book is huge in comparison, is organized alphabetically by topic, and has an index of topics covered and an epistle dedicatory. No preachers are identified in the printed volume, whereas in the manuscript the preachers are often named.
Sermons Contained
Sermon Reports ContainedApte and fit similes taken out of learned mens sermons in Oxford 1590: begin the xxiith of Aprill -- 18 leaves
Attached URLs:
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| www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/online/single-items/literary/literary.html | Bodleian online "Catalogue of manuscripts acquired singly: literary manuscripts" |
GEMMS record createdNovember 12, 2017
GEMMS record last editedMay 09, 2022