Alphabetically arranged catalogue of the works consulted [manuscript].
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Alphabetically arranged catalogue of the works consulted [manuscript].
Created/published
Arncliffe Hall, Yorkshire, circa 1700-1750.
Description
2 volumes ; quarto (x x x cm) and folio (x x x cm)
Associated name
Mauleverer, Timothy, active 18th century, author.
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Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England.
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FAST ACC 271692 (folio)
Folger-specific note
Includes an envelope containing some loose manuscript pieces Purchase made possible by The Professor Emile V. Telle Acquisitions Fund. From dealer's description: "MAULEVERER Timothy (1680-1753) Manuscript key to his writings together with a heavily annotated book of common prayer. [Arncliffe Hall, Yorkshire. Circa 1700-1750]. Quarto and folio. Contemporary reverse calf. These two volumes by Mauleverer present a unique insight into his working methods as he meticulously records not just the products of his thought, but also it seems, every move in his mental network. In the quarto volume, we see Mauleverer at work as he both draws inspiration from the printed text and extends it. The folio volume is a monumental piece of work in which he entirely reveals his working method and guides the reader through the myriad interconnections of his intellectual landscape. The folio volume is inscribed to the front paste-down, “Tim.o Mauleverer’s. Mar. 25. 1743.” A quite astonishing volume, it commences with 6-page section entitled, “Authors cited in ye following Index; mark’d 1. 2. 3. &c.” Here Mauleverer provides an alphabetically arranged catalogue of the works consulted. He numbers each one and then provides brief details including author, title, publication place and date. There are 2 works from the 16th century: “12. Bell’s Motives concerning Romish Faith & Religion Camb. 1593”, and “25. Bible wth marginal Annotations &c. 4to. Lond. 1587”, and 33 from the 17th century including “5. Ady’s Nature of Witchcraft. Lond. 1656”, “11. Bekker’s (Dr.) World Bewitch’d; &c. Vol. 1st. Translt. from ye French. Lond. 1695”, “72. Doctor & Student; &c. Reprinted. Lond. 1687”, “119. Mayer’s Treasury of Ecclesiastical Expositions, &c. Lond. 1622”, “181. Thaddaeus & T. Man’s Reconciler of ye Bible, &c. Lond. 1662”, “209. Wickam (Dean)’s Justice of ye Gent’s Undertaking at York, Nov. 1688. Lond. 1789” (i.e. 1689), etc. Wing attributes this latter work Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, whereas Mauleverer gives the author as Wickam (Dean). The remaining 195 listed works all date from the first half of the 18th century (the majority in the first two decades). These include, “14. Bennet’s Abridgmt of ye Lond-Cases. Edit. 3d. Camb. 1701”, “26. Bibliotheca Literaria, Num. 1. for ye year 1722. Lond. 1722”, 56. Clark’s Demonstration of ye Being & Attribs. Of God. Lond. 1705”, “91. Hill agt ye Author of The Rights &c. Lond. 1708”, etc. Also of note are the first 3 entries, “1. [2. & 3.] A Collection of Annotations upon ye N. Test. Vol. 1st [2nd & 3rd] in MS.” These refer to the quarto volume mentioned above and to his manuscripts in the Folger and at the Beinecke. The catalogue of his books demonstrates his scholarly use of 17th century texts integrated into the development of 18th century ideas. We know from other manuscripts, that Mauleverer used his father’s manuscripts as a springboard for his own ideas, and it seems not unreasonable to assume that within the book catalogue at the beginning, the earlier books may have been from his father’s library. The second section, which gives extensive cross-referencing links across the first section. It is lengthily, but very helpfully entitled, “An Index (or rathr Abridgemt) of Matter contained in my Collection of Annotations upon the New Testament, in 3 Vols. Note, The Number in ye first Column refers to ye same Number in ye fore-going Index of Authors; as those in ye second Col. denote ye 1st, 2d, or 3d, Vol. of my said Collection &c. Note also, yt undr each §. or Particular, is mention’d ye Page, & part of ye Page markt thus, T. or †. Or. I. &c. where it may be found in ye sd Collection.” Remarkably, Mauleverer is true to his word, and records a multitude of references across 264 densely written pages. If that were not enough, he then includes a section entitled, “A Verbal Index referring to ye foregoing Table of Matter.” Arranged alphabetically, here Mauleverer indexes his vast number network ideas and references. Over 126 pages he carefully notes each reference so that it is possible to begin with for example, “Certainty”, where, amongst numerous references, he lists “Moral C, 3949.” This takes us to the second section “An Index (or rathr Abridgemt) of Matter which provides the fuller definition, “3949. Moral Certainty is all yt we have, or can have, wth respt to this world, or ye next, in regard to every thing we do not see ourselves; & yet at ye same time, as we have a moral Assurance, full , & imputed Substance of ye Things themselves; so their Assertions, & Relations to us, & our Morals, become certain. P 572. †.” Using the combination of his symbol system mentioned above, “T. or †. Or. I. &c.”, and simple numeration, he records both its inclusion in his own manuscript works, and then provides the author reference number for the source of the original idea, in this case 222, which in the first section is, “222. Cure of Deism: &c. By Elisha Smith. Vol. 2d. Lond. 1739.” Another, fairly straightforward example is the 133rd reference for “Angel” reads, “That Man is an amphibious Creatr between As & Brutes, 2910”, this reference takes us to the second section, “2910. That Man is an amphibious Creature between Angels & Brutes; and how he ptakes of ye Nature of Earth. P. 129 †. v. §. 820… which directs us firstly to his own manuscript writings, followed by author reference, “38.” Which in turn takes us to the printed source, “38. Brown’s (Bp.) Procedure, Extent, & Limits of Hum. Understanding. Lond. 1728.” And indeed, EEBO confirms that this idea may be found in the abovementioned work by Peter Browne (c. 1666-1735). In this manner Mauleverer creates a cataloguing system that filters a topic and then simultaneously branches out to both its original source and to his use of it in his own works. And lest in any little grain of information should escape his attention he completes his intellectual sieving with an 82-page section entitled, “An Index of Chapter & Verse of ye O. Test. mention’d in my 3 Vols of Annotats. Mark’d a, b, c.” What makes these volumes such an exceptional resource is Mauleverer’s meticulous recording of exactly how he is using both contemporary and earlier printed material in the evolution of his ideas and relates these directly to his manuscript writings. His unusual exactitude in referencing these labyrinthine connections borders on the obsessive but his making this so eminently physical allows the works to be easily and most exactly cross-referenced. Mauleverer’s philosophical and theological writing here, as in his other work, is notable for its intellectual rigour and honesty. But, even if we were to set aside the question of whether or not his intellectual efforts amounted to anything, we would still contemplate in awe the immense effort and consummate efficiency with which he systematises and regulates the flows of information." Ordered from Dean Byass, Manuscripts & Rare Books, D 9226, 2018-07-31, Email correspondence dated July 30, 2018.
Folger accession
271692