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"Historia Flagellantium de recto et perverso flagrorum usu apud Christianos" manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Call Number: MS E279

Overview

This is a manuscript draft dated 1691 for Jacques Boileau’s book, Historia Flagellantium. De recto et perverso flagrorum usu apud Christianos (Paris: Joseph Anisson, 1700). The manuscript consists of text written in one hand, with marginal notes and insertions added in a second hand, both apparently the hands of Boileau’s secretaries. The marginal notes and insertions were incorporated in the 1700 edition.

Dates

  • Creation: December 1691

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Jacques Boileau (1635-1716)

Jacques Boileau earned a doctorate in theology from the Sorbonne in Paris, France in 1662. In addition to his religious duties he was an author in theology and morality, writing numerous texts on these topics. Boileau was the brother of poet Nicolas Boileau-Desperaux (1636-1711).

Extent

1 volume : 160 pages (75 leaves) ; Volume measures 30 cm tall.

Language of Materials

Latin

Physical Location

MS E279

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase, George Robert Minkoff Bookseller, 2019.

Separated Materials

Boileau, Jacques. Historia Flagellantium. De recto et perverso flagrorum usu apud Christianos. Paris: Joseph Anisson, 1700. Available at Spencer Research Library at Sumerfield B2655.

Title
Guide to the Jacques Boileau Collection
Subtitle
"Historia Flagellantium de recto et perverso flagrorum usu apud Christianos" manuscript
Author
Finding aid prepared by ksc, 2019. Finding aid encoded by mwh, 2019.
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7201365238
Preferred citation
"Historia Flagellantium de recto et perverso flagrorum usu apud Christianos" manuscript, MS E279, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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