Thomas Tanner was born in 1674, and matriculated at Queen's College, Oxford, 17 December 1689. In 1697 he became Fellow of All Souls. He was Prebendary of Ely, 1713-23, Archdeacon of Norfolk in 1721, and Canon of Christ Church from 3 February 1724. On 23 January 1732 he was made Bishop of St. Asaph. He died in Oxford, 14 December 1735. Further details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.
Tanner's collections contain much on the 17th-century Church, including correspondence of successive Archbishops of Canterbury, Gilbert Sheldon, 1663-77, and William Sancroft, 1677-90; and many papers relating to the Civil War and Interregnum, mainly correspondence of William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons 1640-60. Sancroft's 'Adversaria', comprise mainly theological writings by Archbishop Sancroft.
By his will Tanner's manuscripts passed to the Library, and were received about three months after his death.
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For reference to detailed published catalogues of the Tanner and Sancroft MSS., see below under each component.
Sancroft | William | 1617-1693 | Archbishop of Canterbury
Tanner | Thomas | 1674-1735 | Bishop of St Asaph and antiquary
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GB 0161 MSS. Tanner 1-10, 10*, 11-56, 57a-b, 58a-b, 59a-b, 60a-b, 61, 62a-b, 63-72, 73a-b, 74-169, 169*, 170-225, 225*, 226-74,
275a-b, 276-454, 455a-b, 456a-b, 457-63, 464a-e, 465-9, 469*, 470-3 Manuscripts of Thomas Tanner Language of material: Latin, English, French, and Anglo-Norman 490 shelfmarks Tanner's manuscripts including papers relating to:
Full descriptions are in Alfred Hackman, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae pars quarta codices viri admodum reverendi Thomae Tanneri, STP, episcopi Asaphensis, complectens (Oxford, 1860; reprinted with corrections, 1966). The illuminated manuscripts in this collection are briefly described in O. Pächt and J.J.G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 3 vols. (Oxford, 1966-73); with an unpublished supplement containing a concordance of shelfmarks and addenda (1974). Access PointsAllin | Sir | Thomas | 1612-1685 | Knight Admiral Aquinas | Thomas | ? 1225-1274 | Saint Lenthall | Sir | William | 1591-1662 | Speaker of the House of Commons, Master of the Rolls Church of England | Diocese of Canterbury Church of England | Diocese of Norwich University of Cambridge Great Britain | Church History | 17th century Great Britain | History | Civil War, 1642-1649 Great Britain | History | Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Norfolk (England) Suffolk (England) |
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GB 0161 MSS. Sancroft 1-145 Manuscripts of Archbishop Sancroft Language of material: Latin, English, Greek, French and Hebrew 145 shelfmarks William Sancroft (1617-1693) was Archbishop of Canterbury, 1678-90. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography. Archbishop Sancroft's manuscripts including theological notes and papers, and sermons. Access PointsSermons Theology |