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The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
Brian (Ed) Cummings
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Description for The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
Paperback. This unique edition of the Book of Common Prayer includes the texts of three different versions, 1549, 1559, and 1662, to provide a panorama of the history of ritual in England from the Reformation to the present day. The first edition for the common reader, with full notes and introduction, this is one of the seminal texts of human experience. Editor(s): Cummings, Professor Brian. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 896 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; DSBH; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 612.
'In the midst of life we are in death.' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history. When it was first produced the Book of Common Prayer provoked riots and rebellion, and it was banned before being translated into a host of global languages and adopted as the basis for worship in ... Read more
'In the midst of life we are in death.' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history. When it was first produced the Book of Common Prayer provoked riots and rebellion, and it was banned before being translated into a host of global languages and adopted as the basis for worship in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
896
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
896
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199645206
SKU
V9780199645206
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About Brian (Ed) Cummings
Brian Cummings received his BA at Cambridge University, where he also took his PhD under the supervision of the poet Geoffrey Hill and the church historian Eamon Duffy. He was previously a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge before moving to Sussex, and, from October 2012, the University of York. He was a British Academy Exchange Fellow at the Huntington Library, ... Read more
Reviews for The Book of Common Prayer: The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
This book is an exemplary text ... the reproduction of the three different prayer books is immaculate, and the introductory commentary is original and thought provoking.
Marcus Harmes, Parergon - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
magnificent edition
Diarmaid MacCulloch, London Review of Books
superb edition...excellent notes and ... Read more
Marcus Harmes, Parergon - Journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies
magnificent edition
Diarmaid MacCulloch, London Review of Books
superb edition...excellent notes and ... Read more