THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

Entry/Object ID

2000.14.1.2

Description

Color: Red "The Book of Common Prayer," by the Protestant Episcopal Church (Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1929), 598 pp. A hardcover book with the title across the front top center in gold. Below the title is a cross with fleur-de-lis ends. The title and publisher are on the spine. Written in pencil on the flysheet are the words, "Orison Hymn / 'God be in my Head' 466." The book contains lessons on reading the scriptures; tables and rules for feasts and holy days; orders for morning and evening mass; prayers for those in need and special occasions; ministration of baptism; order for confirmation; psalms of David; forms of ordaining bishops, priests, and deacons; litanies; consecration for churches and chapels; and a catechism. With abrasions, the publisher's name on the spine and the gold color in the title faded, the book is in good condition.

Lexicon

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Prayer

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Episcopal Church, Christian sects--United States, Prayer--Christianity, Episcopal Church--Prayer-books and devotions--English

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Object Name

Books