COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803377dc
Reference Number:
Methodist MAB,H622
Image Title:
Amazing Grace
Parent Work Title:
Olney hymns: in three books
Creator:
Newton, John, 1725-1807
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Cowper, William, 1731-1800
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1802
Publication Details:
London: for J. Johnson
Page/Sheet:
52-53
Image Sequence Number:
052
Description:
The Anglican priest John Newton was a former slave trader turned abolitionist. His poem "Amazing Grace" is possibly the most famous hymn ever written and is indelibly associated with the anti-slavery movement. It was published for the first time in Olney Hymns, of which this copy is a rare first edition.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Methodist Church
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Hymns
Category of Material:
Printed
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
160 mm
Item Width:
180 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
Amazing Grace
