Shelfmark
Fh.5.13
Author
Title
A rationale, or practical exposition of the Book of Common-Prayer, by the Right Reverend Father in God, Anthony Sparrow, D.D. late Lord Bishop of Norwich. With his caution to his diocese against false doctrines, and his famous sermon of confession and the power of absolution. To which are prefix'd, the lives of the compilers of the liturgy; and an historical account of its several reviews, by the Reverend Mr. Samuel Downes, late of St. John's College Oxon.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed by J. Bettenham, for Charles Rivington, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church Yard., 1722.
Physical description
[14], cxc, [16]; [6], 317, [15] p., [1] leaf of plates : frontis. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
General title-page printed in red and black; "'The lives of the compilers of the liturgy: with an historical account of its several reviews" and "A rationale or practical expositions of the Book of Common-Prayer ..." each have a separate title-page printed in black only, the first with the imprint as above and the second bearing the imprint "London: Printed for Charles Rivington. 1722.", and separate register and pagination.
Note
Signatures: A⁸(-A8) b-o⁸ A² B-Y⁸(-Y8).
Note
Pages 275-296 comprise "The Bishop of Exon's caution" and pp. 297-317 "The confession of sins and the power of absolution", both with a separate divisional title-page.
Note
Frontispiece is an engraved plate of "The compilers of the English liturgy" signed "P. La Vergne Inv. M. V. dr Gucht scul."
Note
Head- and tail-pieces, initials.
Citation/references note
ESTC, N508668
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
18th-century sprinkled brown calf; border of blind double fillets; blind-tooled tulip corner ornaments; five raised bands; gold-lettered leather spine label reading "Sparrow & Downes".
Copy-specific note
"The lives of the compilers" misbound to follow "A rationale ...", which has the separate title-page bound to precede the general title-page.
Copy-specific note
Previously: Eb.4.29.
Subject
Worship Church of England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Public worship Church of England Early works to 1800.
Subject
Prayer Christianity Early works to 1800.
Subject
Sermons 18th century.
Added entry--name
Gucht, Michael van der, 1660 - 1725 engraver.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, Anthony, 1612 - 1685 Confession of sins, and the power of absolution.
Added entry--name
Sparrow, Anthony, 1612 - 1685 Bishop of Exon's caution against false doctrine.
Added entry--name
Downes, Samuel, ? - -1723 Lives of the compilers of the liturgy.
Added entry--name
Rivington, Charles, 1688 - 1742 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bettenham, James, ? - d. 1774 printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35832