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Title
Preface to catachisme.
Alternative Title
Preface to catechism.
Creator
Codd, William.
Contributor
Bickford, William, about 1684-1740, former owner.
Date Created and/or Issued
[about 1683]
Contributing Institution
UCLA, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Collection
Early Modern English Manuscripts from UCLA’s Clark Library
Rights Information
Public Domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
Scope/Content: Manuscript
Scope/Content: Manuscript volume of catechism instruction, written with calligraphic embellishments in a very fine hand, presumably by William Codd, whose name appears on leaf 189. It is possible that this volume was compiled for William Bickford, or another member of the Bickford family of Dunsland House in Devon.
Condition: Bound in contemporary calf with damage to edges, corners and spine.
Type
text
Form/Genre
Catechisms
Extent
[4], 369, [1] leaves, bound ; 18 cm
Identifier
ark:/21198/n1qk6c
MS.2013.007
Language
English
eng
Subject
Catholics, English--Early works to 1800.
Place
England--Devon--Bradford
Provenance
Wm. Bickford, Dunsland, Bradford, Devon, 1717 inscribed on second leaf and "Bickford" inscribed multiple other locations in same hand; "A Manuscript Book Relating to Religion in general 1717" inscribed at top of first page. "William Codd 1683" on leaf 1683.
Location
CLUW

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