Revisers of the English Bible: Minutes, Correspondence and Papers
Scope and Contents
Notebooks and loose papers created and accumulated by the companies and committees engaged in the revision of the English Bible. The papers are mainly in English, with small amounts of French and Ancient Greek.
Dates
- Creation: 1870-1899
Creator
- English Bible revision companies and committees (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
27 volume(s) (27 volumes)
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
MSS.Add.6923-6932 were presented by W. Aldis Wright, 1908-1909. MSS.Add. 6933 and 6935-6944 were presented by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1908. There is no record of the accession of MSS.Add.6934 and 6945-6950.
Subject
- University of Cambridge (Organization)
- University of Oxford (Organization)
- Hort, Fenton John Anthony, 1828-1892 (biblical scholar and theologian) (Person)
- Wright, William Aldis, 1831-1914 (literary and biblical scholar) (Person)
- Ellicott, Charles John, 1819-1905 (Bishop of Gloucester) (Person)
Topical
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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