Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 216

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- Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library MS 216
- CCCC MS 216
- MS 216
- Parker Library MS 216
Held at : Cambridge. Corpus Christi College, Parker Library
Languages : English
Author : John Boys (1571-1625)
Date of Origin :
- 1600 - 1699
Script :
- in the author's autograph
Support Material : Paper
Composition :
- two volumes of 400-500 leaves each
Dimensions :
- 173 x 256
Codicological details :
- Unfoliated at present. Partially imaged: front cover exterior and back cover exterior only done
Binding :
- In vellum wrapper folding over, fastened with ribbons

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Résumé : CCCC MS 215 and CCCC MS 216 are the autograph manuscripts of the Postils of John Boys (1571-1625). They were originally printed in small volumes between 1609 and 1616 and then, after the author's death, they were reprinted as 'The workes of Iohn Boys Doctor in Divinitie and Deane of Canterburie' (London, 1622). MS 216 equates to pages 1-456 and MS 215 equates to pages 457-988 in this latter, complete edition. Images of the printed editions are available on Early English Books On-Line at http://eebo.chadwyck.com. The limp vellum bindings are extremely fragile and it has not been possible to image the text content, but the exterior binding has been photographed. The manuscripts were donated to Corpus Christi by the author's nephew Edward Boys in 1641.

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Langue(s) des textes : anglais

Intervenants :
John Boys - author
John Boys, Postils (Volume 1) || Dr. John Boy's postills on the principal scriptures, the dominical and festival epistles and gospels, and the proper psalms used in the liturgy. Exemplar autographum.
quote : Ex dono magistri Edwardi Boys nuper socii collegii et praedicti doctoris ex fratre nepotis, Martii 18 A.D. 1641
Note : contains postils for the remaining Sundays, for Saints' days and for special occasion