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Ritooralism, or, The poor-traits of the K. Family manuscript

 Collection — Volume: MS.2012.002
Collection MS-2012-002: Ritooralism, or, The poor-traits of the K. Family manuscript

Dates

  • Creation: between 1850 and 1900

Scope and Contents

Bound manuscript written in 19th-century cursive script. Unpublished, satirical, anti-Catholic, fantasy narrative that is an extended allegory of the Ritualism controversy that gripped the Anglican and Protestant Episcopal churches in the late 19th century. The alternative title "The Ritooralists" and the name "Edward Cobblestone" (presumably a pseudonym) are crossed out on the title page.

Creator

Language of Materials

English.

Restrictions on access

Open for research.

Restrictions on use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Biographical / Historical

Edward Cobblestone is likely a pseudonym. The author is unidentified.

Extent

1 Volumes : paper ; 16 x 12 cm

Provenance

Purchased from Ian Brabner, bookseller, in 2012.

Materials Specific Details

Title from caption. Bound in brown cloth, repurposed from a publisher's binding.

Cover is detaching.

Title
Ritooralism, or, The Poor-traits of the K. Family Manuscript
Subtitle
between 1850 and 1900
Status
Marc Only
Author
Noah Sheola
Date
2019 May 20
Description rules
Dcrmmss
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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