The Boke of Common Prayer (1583?)
The Boke of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies in the Churche of Englande is an edition of the Anglican Communion’s Prayer Book, which includes written prayers for specific situations—such as the re-churching of women following childbirth and daily morning prayer—as well as instructions, general prayers, collects for every Sunday in the ecclesiastical calendar, and other such formulas for the celebration of the Mass, and psalms set to musical notation, among other things.
Though the exact print date cannot be ascertained with absolute certainty, it seems to have been printed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, a devout Protestant. This particular edition is in reasonably fair condition, although it has been rebound poorly, as evidenced by the state of the covers (discussed further below). Conveniently, this book was recently digitized (2022) by the University of Pennsylvania library system. Specifically, the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at UPenn currently has possession of this version of the BCP.
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Background
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