Roman Catholic devotional poetry, [circa 1580-1600].

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Description

Title
Roman Catholic devotional poetry, [circa 1580-1600].
Abstract

Manuscript on paper in a neat bookhand of 57 devotional poems written in celebration of the feasts of the Roman Catholic Church from Trinity Sunday to the close of the Time after Pentecost. The volume opens with a 13 stanza poem, "For Trinitie Sunday," followed by a 12 stanza poem, "Of the Blessed Sacrament." Thereafter the poems cover feasts and saints' days from St. Barnaby's Day (June 11) to St. Catherine's Day (November 25); there are several feasts represented by two poems

The verses are in a variety of stanza forms. Stanzas are numbered, and each poem is headed by a title within rules and closes with "Amen."

Description
In English.
Volume may be the surviving second volume of a set covering the complete church year.
Provenance
Purchased from Richard Hatchwell on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 1993.
Extent
1 15 cm. x 10 cm. v. (216 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Osborn a30
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Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Prayers and devotions
Poetry
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Resource Type
unspecified
Subject (Geographic)
England.
Subject (Name)
Catholic Church
Subject (Topic)
English poetry
Catholics
Church year
Subjects
Catholic Church > Prayers and devotions
English poetry > 16th century
Catholics > England
Church year > Poetry
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library

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Citation
Roman Catholic Devotional Poetry. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Catalog Record
9352565
Object ID (OID)
11394868

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