COLLECTION NAME:
Methodist Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803371dc
Reference Number:
Methodist MAB, H647.1
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Rev. Isaac Watts
Parent Work Title:
The Psalms of David, imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship [including "The life of Isaac Watts" by Dr. Johnson from his "Lives of the most eminent English poets"]
Creator:
Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1828
Publication Details:
London : C. Tilt
Page/Sheet:
Title page & frontispiece
Description:
Portrait of Issac Watts and title page to the 'Psalms of David'. Isaac Watts was an Independent minister who became known as the "father of English hymnody". His works include "Our God, our help in Ages past" and "When I survey the wondrous cross". He was acquainted with the Wesleys and was aware of Charles' talent he once declared that the younger man's "Come O thou Traveller unknown" was worth all the verse that he himself had written.
Language:
English
Language Code:
eng
Subject:
Methodist Church
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Hymns
Category of Material:
Printed
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Item Height:
111 mm
Item Width:
119 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
Rev. Isaac Watts
