MS. Add. B. 88 - Conant Manuscripts

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 619
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-697)
Title
Conant Manuscripts
Shelfmark
MS. Add. B. 88
Creation Date
1671 - 1687
Repository
Contents Note

This manuscript is one of 25 volumes of sermons and other theological writings by John Conant, rector of Exeter College, Oxford. This is volume 3 of the sermons, consisting mainly of copies. Most of the sermons are dated 1671 to 1687. Some of the sermons have been copied by Conant's descendants.

Provenance

The 25 volumes were sold in the nineteenth century as lot 391.

Acquisition

The 25 volumes of Conant's papers were purchased by the Bodleian on 28 December 1883 from John Taylor & Son of Northampton, for £3.

Source of Data

Jeanne Shami; Bodleian Library Summary Catalogue, vol. 5; Bodleian Online Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

Other Note

There are no sermon records currently associated with this manuscript because it is disorganized and difficult to decipher. We hope to come back to it and add records for individual sermons at a later date. Conant's sermons were printed in a six-volume set in 1693-1722.

GEMMS record created
September 8, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024