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- Creator:
- Sparke, Edward, -1692
- Call Number:
- Osborn b137
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of poems, the text of which is that of the second edition of Sparke's "Scintillula Altaris"(1660). The verses address the feasts of various saints and holy days, and are followed by George Herber...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590., Gerard, John, 1564-1637., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Sparke, Edward, d. 1692., and Church of England
- Subject (Topic):
- Customs and practices, English literature, English poetry, Fasts and feasts, Church of England, Meditations, Religious poetry, English, and Religious life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Learned and pious poems uppon the holy feasts & fasts of the church by Dr. Sparke, [late 17th century].
3.
- Creator:
- Traherne, Thomas, d. 1674
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1660-1665]
- Call Number:
- Osborn b308
- Image Count:
- 229
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single Italic hand, of several hundred brief religious meditations divided into four "centuries" of 100 meditations each; the first and last centuries are incomplete. Topics include the God's love, doing good works, and hypos...
- Description:
- Accompanied by newspaper article by James Osborn attributing the manuscript to Thomas Traherne.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Religious life and customs
- Subject (Name):
- Traherne, Thomas, d. 1674
- Subject (Topic):
- Devotional literature, English literature--17th century, English poetry--17th century, Meditations, Meditations (Religious), and Religious poetry, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Select meditations, [ca. 1660-1665]
4.
- Creator:
- Berkeley, Anne Forster, 1700-1786
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1571
- Container / Volume:
- Box
- Image Count:
- 59
- Abstract:
- Approximately 12 letters from Anne Forster Berkeley to William Samuel Johnson, 1770-1771 and undated, concerning their mutual interest in mystical Christian doctrine and spirituality. Letters include and are accompanied by excerpts, copies and transl...
- Description:
- Anne Forster married Church of Ireland clergyman George Berkeley in 1728. The couple spent the early years of their marriage in Middletown, Rhode Island before returning to Ireland, where Berkeley was appointed Bishop of Cloyne in 1734. Four of their...
- Subject (Name):
- Berkeley, Anne Forster, 1700-1786., Berkeley, George, 1685-1753., Berkeley, George, 1733-1795., Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe- 1651-1715., Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte, 1648-1717., Hooke, N. 1690?-1763. (Nathaniel),, Johnson, Samuel, 1696-1772., and Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819.
- Subject (Topic):
- Devotional literature, Devotional literature, English, Devotional literature, French, Faith and reason, Meditations, Mysticism, Sprituality, Theology, Doctrinal, Women, and Religion
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Anne Forster Berkeley letters to William Samuel Johnson, 1770-1771, undated