GB 0103 MS GERM 8 - Confession Book

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 0103 MS GERM 8

Titel

Confession Book

Datum(s)

  • 15th century (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Omvang en medium

1 volume containing 132 leaves

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

Unknown.

archiefbewaarplaats

Geschiedenis van het archief

The manuscript belonged to Professor van Ess of Marburg and later to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 570.
GB 0103 MS GERM 8 15th century Collection (fonds) 1 volume containing 132 leaves Unknown
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The manuscript belonged to Professor van Ess of Marburg and later to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries. Formerly Phillipps MS 570.

Presented to University College London by Mr Charles Hawkesley in 1911.

Fifteenth-century Beichtbüch (Liber Confessionis), a manual for the penitent about to attend confession, in the form of a treatise or essay (comprising 313 chapters) rather than a dialogue between master and pupil (the usual form of Beichtbücher).

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.
German, Rhenish Franconian dialect. Late 15th-century Gothic cursive hand, with corrections in 17th-century Gothic cursive.
Paper manuscript bound in the original oak boards covered with stamped pigskin, fastened by two brass clasps. One hand throughout, except for a few corrections. Red headings, initials, and paragraph marks. 32cm.

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which summarises the contents and context of the manuscript; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2001 Ancient religions Christianity Religions Religious activities Religious doctrines Religious practice Religious texts Theology

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Presented to University College London by Mr Charles Hawkesley in 1911.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Fifteenth-century Beichtbüch (Liber Confessionis), a manual for the penitent about to attend confession, in the form of a treatise or essay (comprising 313 chapters) rather than a dialogue between master and pupil (the usual form of Beichtbücher).

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Open.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

German, Rhenish Franconian dialect. Late 15th-century Gothic cursive hand, with corrections in 17th-century Gothic cursive.

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

Toegangen

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), which summarises the contents and context of the manuscript; N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

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Beschrijvingsbeheer

Identificatie van de beschrijving

Identificatiecode van de instelling

University College London

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

Schrift(en)

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