BRA0875

Title

Subject

Description

This 1706 version of the Church of England's Book of Common Prayer was specifically designed to fit a choir desk or lectern for public prayer. The large engraved frontispiece is a copy of that produced for the 1662 edition, showing worshippers entering an idealized classical house of prayer.

Source

BRA0875. 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. London: Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1706.

Relation

Scripture

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Prayer Book

Collection

Highlights from the Ruth and Lyle Sellers Medical Collection

Citation

“BRA0875,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed December 9, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1754.