COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803375dc
Reference Number:
Conference collection
Image Title:
Inventory of books
Parent Work Title:
Manuscript inventory of Methodist books, 27 April 1791
Date Created:
1791-04-27
Page/Sheet:
3
Description:
This detailed inventory in 1791 of the contents of the Methodist publishing concern recorded over 11,000 hymnals awaiting distribution and several thousand more on immediate sale. Wesleyan hymnbooks outsold many secular bestsellers and helped Charles Wesley's hymns enter the mainstream of popular culture.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Methodist Church
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Category of Material:
Archives
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Item Height:
369 mm
Item Width:
236 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Methodist Church
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-01-28
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Inventory of books
