I've been entering additional data in NBPB1914, mainly tunes and attributions (plus rearranging the contents, gradually as I go), and I just got to hymn #24, where I find that Keble is supposed to have written this "1827, ab". I entered it verbatim, but am wondering what it means. Is it an anti-latinist's (or anti-Romanist's) principled alternative to "ca.", and if not, what does it mean?
Comments
"ab" after date
I think "ab" probably means "abridged"
I imagine you're right
I imagine you're right.