The 1559 Books of Common Prayer and the Elizabethan Reformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10086330 |
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| Authors | Cyndia Susan Clegg (0000-0001-9369-8310, Pepperdine University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 94-121 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022046914002103 |
| OpenAlex | W2414451919 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The 1559 Book of Common Prayer printed by Richard Grafton has been dismissed by bibliographers, who have suggested that Grafton printed it as ‘agent for Jugge and Cawood’ (the Queen’s Printers) and ‘improperly put his name in the imprint’. Relying on evidence from a 1559 Grafton prayer book in the collection of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, which contains the signatures of members of Elizabeth i ’s Privy Council that can be dated prior to the opening of Elizabeth’s Reformation Parliament, this article argues not only that Grafton’s Book of Common Prayer was legitimate (indeed ‘authorised’), but also that it may have been printed in a limited edition, perhaps to be circulated in association with the Bill for Uniformity
Art · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Prayer · Queen (butterfly · Classics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies · Scottish History and National Identity · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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