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A Prayer for All Seasons: The Collects of the Book of Common Prayer
Ian Curteis
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Description for A Prayer for All Seasons: The Collects of the Book of Common Prayer
Hardcover. Originally published by the Prayer Book Society, this attractively illustrated volume brings together the collects of the Book of Common Prayer. Num Pages: 64 pages, b&w line illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 216 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
There are many different opinions over the origin of the word collect. The Latin collecta means a gathered together. Whatever its origin, however, the collect is a very ancient prayer. This delightfully illustrated book contains the collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Some date back to the time of Leo I, more to Gelasius, and yet more to Gregory the Great. The wording of them in their present form owes much to that liturgical genius Thomas Cranmer, the sixteenth century archbishop and martyr. The collects are a perfect example of the Book of Common Prayer which itself was compiled ... Read more
There are many different opinions over the origin of the word collect. The Latin collecta means a gathered together. Whatever its origin, however, the collect is a very ancient prayer. This delightfully illustrated book contains the collects from the Book of Common Prayer. Some date back to the time of Leo I, more to Gelasius, and yet more to Gregory the Great. The wording of them in their present form owes much to that liturgical genius Thomas Cranmer, the sixteenth century archbishop and martyr. The collects are a perfect example of the Book of Common Prayer which itself was compiled ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718829957
SKU
V9780718829957
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Ref
99-2
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