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The second volume of Ussher's collections on the patristic writings

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MS. e Mus. 47
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The second volume of Ussher's collections on the patristic writings. At the end has been added a 'Catalogus MSS. in museo D. Thome Gravii S.T.D. nuper defuncti Sept. 1676' (p. 1241).

Dates

  • Creation: Written in the 1st half of the 17th century by archb. Ussher and others

Extent

1246 pages

Language of Materials

  • Latin
  • Greek, Modern (1453-)

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. e Mus. 47, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. e Mus. 47

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 18261

Abstract

The second volume (see MS. e Mus. 46) of Ussher's collections on the patristic writings

Biographical / Historical

James Ussher (181-1656) was Archbishop of Armagh, a biblical scholar and historian.

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. 3684

Custodial History

Manuscript acquired by the Bodleian Library (218)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

MS. e Mus. 46 and MS. e Mus. 47 were bought in 1675 for £30 (libr. accts.).

Related Materials

See also MS. e Mus. 46

Physical Facet

On paper, binding, contemporary brown leather with roll-produced border. In double columns

Dimensions

13 4/5 × 8 2/5 in.

Title
The second volume (see MS. e Mus. 46) of Ussher's collections on the patristic writings
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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