GEMMS (Gateway to Early Modern Manuscript Sermons 1530–1715): Confronting the Challenges of Sermons Research

Abstract

This essay describes the first phase of the GEMMS project (2014–2019), the purpose of which is to increase access to early modern English manuscript sermons and sermon notes (1530–1715) by creating a freely accessible online bibliographic database of records for these materials. It reviews the need for this resource, the current state of its development, and the challenges and successes to date as well as proposed developments in its next phase. Resume Cet article decrit la premiere phase du projet GEMMS (2014–2019), dont l’objectif est de faciliter l’acces a des manuscrits et notes des sermons en anglais moderne naissant (1530–1715) en creant une base de donnees bibliographique en ligne et en libre acces des archives de ces documents. Cet article examine le besoin de cette ressource, l’etat actuel de son developpement, les defis et reussites jusqu’a present, ainsi que les developpements proposes pour la prochaine phase du projet. Mots-cles: sermons; manuscrits; base de donnees bibliographique; notes de sermons; Renaissance