The New Testament, written in a minute shorthand by C.T.E., and illustrated with four engravings pasted in (of Saint Matthew, Saint Mark, the Salutation and Saint John).
Shorthand New Testament
- Reference
- GB 133 Eng MS 936
- Dates of Creation
- 1697
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- Extent: 167 x 108 mm. 1 volume (73 folios); Binding: contemporary English binding in black morocco with elaborate gold tooling.
Scope and Content
Access Information
The manuscript is available for consultation by any accredited reader.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the John Rylands Library as part of the David Lloyd Roberts bequest in May 1921.
Note
Description compiled by Elizabeth Gow, Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts and Archives.
Other Finding Aids
Catalogued in the Hand-List of additions to the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1937-1951 (English MS 936).