Prayers, meditations, and aspirations of a Poor Clare
Single Item
MS. Add. B. 2
Held at the Weston Library
Prayers, meditations, and aspirations of a Poor Clare, an English sister in a French or Flandrian house: a prayer at p. 185 is in French. Stt. Joseph, Clare, and Collette are chiefly honoured, an engraving of the first on parchment being at p. xviii. A few small coloured illustrations are on pp. 157-83.
Dates
- Written about A.D. 1700
Extent
200 pages
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Add. B. 2, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Add. B. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20216
Abstract
Prayers, meditations, and aspirations of a Poor Clare
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. V, no. 30209
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'Lent by holy obedience to Sister Cicely Joseph 1710' (p. xvii), in the hand of the writer. Acquired by the Library not later than about 1865.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in.
- Title
- Prayers, meditations, and aspirations of a Poor Clare
- 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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