'Mount Calvary, or The History of the passion, death and Resurrection of ... Jesus Christ, written in Cornish ... interpreted in the English Tongue in ... 1682...', Written in the first half of the 18th century
'Mount Calvary, or The History of the passion, death and Resurrection of ... Jesus Christ, written in Cornish ... interpreted in the English Tongue in ... 1682. By Iohn Keigwin gent.'
The text and translation face each other, and there is an English introduction: but fol. 4r contains some Cornish (preceding the poem) which is not translated: beg. 'Pe ha doryon rag perna.'.
Dates
- Creation: Written in the first half of the 18th century
Extent
45 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Multiple languages
- Cornish
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Gough Cornwall 3
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 17853
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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