Detail View: Methodist Collection: Rev. Isaac Watts
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Image Number:
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JRL0803371dc
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Reference Number:
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Methodist MAB, H647.1
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Rev. Isaac Watts
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Parent Work Title:
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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"]
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Creator:
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Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1828
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Publication Details:
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London : C. Tilt
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Page/Sheet:
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Title page & frontispiece
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Description:
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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.
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng
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Subject:
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Methodist Church
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Hymns
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Item Height:
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111 mm
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Item Width:
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119 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Methodist Church
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-01-28
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2008-05
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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