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[The boke of common praier, and administration of the sacramentes, and other rites and ceremonies in the Churche of Englande]

  • Author

    Church of England,

    Shakespeare, William

  • Date published

    1596

  • Publisher

    [Imprinted at London : by the deputies of Christopher Barker, printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1596]

  • Contributors

    Shakespeare William as Author,

  • Accession number

    83290001

  • Class

    SR - 98/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [656] p. ; 24°.

General note: Thought to be Shakespeare's prayer book. Title from STC. Imprint from colophon. In a single column, blackletter type. Signatures: A-2S8. In this edition, colophon, line 4 reads: 'Queenes most excel-'. Verify title, imprint, collation, and pagination. Copy cataloged, highly imperfect. -T.p. Lacks tp. and all before R2, X4-7, Y8, Z8, 2A3-6, 2J3-6, 2O6-8, P8; most corners of leaves lost, with loss of text; bound with The whole booke of psalmes... 1594 UK-SuSCL Ownership and custodial history: Signatures ascribed to William Shakespeare on 2C3v; purchased 14 December 1992 from Sothebys, Lot. 11 UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Contemporary pasteboard, spine lost UK-SuSCL