The book of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments, : and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Church of England; together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches: and the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, & deacons.
Church of England
Category
Books
Date
1687
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3241622
Summary
Bibliographic description
[480] p. ; fol. Imperfect: wanting the engraved title page; modern pencil notes on free endpaper verso have been rubbed out. Pencil notes on flyleaf: Arms of Earl of Oxford (Harley); [Register]; Page collection no. XXX; Benson collection no. 37. Provenance: Gilt armorial centrepiece on covers [with motto: Virtue et Fide]; gilt cornerpieces [Harley or Cavendish Holles?]. Binding: Eighteenth?-century; gilt spine tooling between all spine bands; three gilt border rolls and gilt fillet with cornerpieces and gilt armorial centrepieces on covers; gilt rolls on board edges and inners; marbled edges under gilding. No spine title.
Makers and roles
Church of England, author Jan Baptist Gaspars (Antwerp c.1620 - London 1691), artist David Loggan (Gdańsk c.1634 – London 1692), engraver (printmaker)