Shelfmark
Sa2.2.27 - Sa2.2.28
Main entry--corporate name
Uniform title
[Book of common prayer]
Title
The book of common prayer according to the use of the Church of England
Varying form of title
Other title: Provost's illuminated prayer book [known as]
Varying form of title
Cover title: Matins, evensongs, etc.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[Great Britain : n.d., before 1879].
Physical description
2 v. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 35 cm.
Provenance
Incription: 'Illuminated... by Christopher Rice Nicholl (Major General KCB) An Etonian from 1850-1855' on the front pastedown of both volumes.
Provenance
Round bookplate of Eton college of the front pastedown of both volumes.
Binding
19th-century red morocco with four compartments on front covers created with a gold single fillet and frame of double gold fillets along the edges; centrepiece with the coat of arms of Eton College on the back covers; five raised bands on spine with gold fillets and gold titling; three additional blank flyleaves at the beginning and the end of volumes; gilt edges
Copy-specific note
Extremely fine decorations throughout the volumes (illuminated initials, penworks, frames, filled interlinear space) in blue, red, gold, pink, green, purple, etc.
Subject
Subject
Added entry--name
Nicholl, Christopher Rice Havard (Sir), 1836 - 1928 illuminator.
Added entry--place
Great Britain
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53076