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Within Bishop Grimes' collection, I have found two religious
history books: one about An Ecclesiastical
History, Ancient and Modern (1819 ) and Antiquitates Christianae… (1694).
An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern outlines the history of the Catholic Church . Like the first History book I talked about (Ancient History) the Ecclesiastical History was also sold by Thomas Baker of Soho Square. It bears Grimes' personal book plate, and the name of Thomas Thomson. The Ecclesiastical History was written by a German Lutheran in the eighteenth century. Johann Mosheim was influential in the internal organization of the University of Göttingen. His most prominent piece of work, Ecclesiastical History was written as an educational textbook, and was revised often by the professor of theology. It begins from the birth of Christ up until the beginning of the eighteenth century, with the inclusion of a discussion of the emergence of other dominations. Despite being written by a Protestant author, this book would have been useful for understanding the Catholic Church and the other denominations present in Canterbury, New Zealand.
An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern outlines the history of the Catholic Church . Like the first History book I talked about (Ancient History) the Ecclesiastical History was also sold by Thomas Baker of Soho Square. It bears Grimes' personal book plate, and the name of Thomas Thomson. The Ecclesiastical History was written by a German Lutheran in the eighteenth century. Johann Mosheim was influential in the internal organization of the University of Göttingen. His most prominent piece of work, Ecclesiastical History was written as an educational textbook, and was revised often by the professor of theology. It begins from the birth of Christ up until the beginning of the eighteenth century, with the inclusion of a discussion of the emergence of other dominations. Despite being written by a Protestant author, this book would have been useful for understanding the Catholic Church and the other denominations present in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Written by Jeremy Taylor and William Cave, the Antiquitates
Christianae follows the life of Jesus Christ and his close apostles. The University of Canterbury copy is an 8th
edition, bearing the ink stamp of Father Le Menant, a French priest in New Zealand who wasvisiting Rangiora in 1881
and Temuka in 1895. During these visits he may have gifted this copy to the
Catholic Church, or during his later visit, to Bishop Grimes himself. This is
only one of the two
books bearing Father Menant’s ink stamp. The other was a
copy of William Cave’s Apostolici, a book about the lives and martyrdoms of people contemporary to the
apostles and a 3000 year history of the Catholic Church. Apostolici was published in
1716 in London and like the other book gifted to Grimes, shows us that Father Menant
and Grimes saw the value in having a book that outlined the history of the
church at such an early age, despite the number of changes through reformations
that have happened over the centuries.
Grimes had a number of religious texts in his collection, ranging from bibles to lectures and examinations of the Catholic and Protestant faith. Finding religious history books in his collection was no surprise to me. It is only another facet to the side of a Bishop who was a well-educated and informed man with a great enthusiasm for his occupation and life.
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| Antiquitates Christianae Grimes Ink stamp over Menant's Ink stamp |
Grimes had a number of religious texts in his collection, ranging from bibles to lectures and examinations of the Catholic and Protestant faith. Finding religious history books in his collection was no surprise to me. It is only another facet to the side of a Bishop who was a well-educated and informed man with a great enthusiasm for his occupation and life.
References
"Mosheim, Johann Lorenz Von." New Catholic Encyclopedia. Washington D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1967.
"Mosheim, Johann Lorenz Von." New Catholic Encyclopedia. Washington D.C.: Catholic University of America, 1967.
"The Rev. Father Le Menant. Des Chesnais At Rangiora". New Zealand Tablet. IX.436, (19 August 1881). Article. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZT18810819.2.26
"Rev. Theophilus Le Menant Des Chesnais, S.M." New Zealand Tablet. XXII.22. (27 September 1895). Article. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=NZT18950927.2.36
An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, 1819. University of Canterbury Rare Books Collection - 130323 - EcclesiasticalHistory - Vol1 - Title
Antiquitates Christianae, or the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus..., 1694. University of Canterbury Rare Books Collection - 123777 - AntiquitatesChristianae - Inkstamp - Grimes&Menant
An Ecclesiastical History, Ancient and Modern, 1819. University of Canterbury Rare Books Collection - 130323 - EcclesiasticalHistory - Vol1 - Title
Antiquitates Christianae, or the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus..., 1694. University of Canterbury Rare Books Collection - 123777 - AntiquitatesChristianae - Inkstamp - Grimes&Menant
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